Button Battery Dangers — What Every Parent Needs to Know | Doctor Dylan Levy, ENT Surgeon

Added: 2026-05-25

[00:00:00]I really need you to stop and watch this video. This is very important. This video is about button batteries. These are the one of the most common batteries found in homes, in toys, in remotes, and key fobs, and they are incredibly dangerous to children. When they are swallowed, they create an electrical current against the tissue, and this produces hydroxide, which is incredibly damaging to the tissues. In just a matter of hours, it can erode through the esophagus and cause irreversible damage to blood vessels in the neck and other structures. Children have died from this. And the terrifying thing is that when children finally see shiny little button batteries, and they swallow them, there's no symptoms at first. There's no gagging or choking or or vomiting or anything until it's too late. If you are concerned that your child has swallowed a button battery, there is a 24-hour hotline that I suggest you call, but most importantly, go to the emergency department immediately. Do not wait.