Venkata Kagga
7 Mar 2018 · Coroner Alison Mutch · Manchester (South)
This report repeats 1 earlier warning. See the linked reports.
The coroner's concerns
1. button battery ingestion by children
“The button battery was likely to have come from a remote control. Button batteries once ingested can lead to catastrophic consequences for a child. They are used with increasing frequency in every day household devices which are often easily accessible by children. The remote control had no safety feature to prevent a child having easy access to the battery without the parents knowledge. Risks of button batteries to small children are not widely understood, Whilst there are precautions in place”
Linked reports
Identical hazardConfidence 0.90 · high
Earlier report
“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.”
This report
“The button battery was likely to have come from a remote control. Button batteries once ingested can lead to catastrophic consequences for a child.”