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Vancouver Girl's Button Battery Scare Highlights Safety Risks

8/31/2025

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Story summary

A four-year-old girl in Vancouver Island, Canada, ingested a button battery from a tracking device, prompting a hospital visit.
Her mother purchased the device for safety during a Disneyland trip.
Doctors chose a non-surgical approach, using laxatives to help the battery pass naturally over four days.
Button batteries pose serious health risks, with about 3,000 annual poison control calls related to such incidents.

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Story summary

A four-year-old girl in Vancouver Island, Canada, ingested a button battery from a tracking device, prompting a hospital visit.
Her mother purchased the device for safety during a Disneyland trip.
Doctors chose a non-surgical approach, using laxatives to help the battery pass naturally over four days.
Button batteries pose serious health risks, with about 3,000 annual poison control calls related to such incidents.