Recurance · prevention of future deaths reports
Pre-inquest brief
Button battery ingestion risk in children's environments
The earlier warning
Eliza Bashir · 24 Oct 2014 · Simon Nelson, Manchester (North)
“Concern remains that such batteries are sold in supermarkets and other retail establishments and are often on display at a level that would enable small children to gain access to them whilst unobserved.”
judiciary.uk/prevention-of-future-death-reports/eliza-bashir
What was promised
Stated action 1 · response to Eliza Bashir (24 Oct 2014) · stated timescale: none stated
“My officials will give consideration as to how these professionals can best be supported to use this information to make parents and child carers aware of this issue”
judiciary.uk/…/2014-0461-Response-by-Department-of-Health.pdf
What recurred
- 7 Mar 2018 · Venkata Kagga · Alison Mutch · Identical hazard · confidence 0.90 (high)
The clearest link, quoted from both reports:
Earlier · Eliza Bashir · 24 Oct 2014
“Concern remains that such batteries are sold in supermarkets and other retail establishments and are often on display at a level that would enable small children to gain access to them whilst unobserved.”
Later · Venkata Kagga · 7 Mar 2018
“The button battery was likely to have come from a remote control. Button batteries once ingested can lead to catastrophic consequences for a child.”
What happened next
No web check of the stated actions has been published for this chain.