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A Milestone for Household Child Safety: A Lithium Coin-Cell Battery with Ingestion Burn Protection Claims Reaches Marketplace

The American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) applauds a landmark moment for child safety in households with the arrival of the first commercially available lithium coin-cell with protective features, generally referred to as a button battery by the medical community. This announcement by Energizer represents meaningful progress in a long and determined campaign by physicians, researchers, parent/patient advocates, and partner organizations to protect children from the devastating, yet completely preventable injuries caused when these batteries are accidently ingested and become lodged in the swallowing tube known as the esophagus.

May 6, 2026


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