by PediaBlog | Jun 20, 2016 | Uncategorized
As electronics get smaller and smaller, so do the batteries that power them. Tricia Korioth reminds us that button batteries are the most dangerous when young children swallow them: Children can suffer serious injuries or die if they swallow button batteries....
by PediaBlog | Dec 4, 2015 | Uncategorized
Yesterday on The PediaBlog, we examined statistics highlighting toy-related injuries and deaths in children in the United States in 2014. This year, make sure the gifts your children receive this holiday don’t pose hidden or unsuspecting hazards. Here are few...
by PediaBlog | Sep 4, 2012 | Uncategorized
Connie K. Ho reviews the CDC report on the growing danger of young children swallowing batteries: The researchers found that, from 1997 to 2010, around 40,400 children under the age of 13 were sent to hospital emergency departments for treatment related to injuries...
