Look around your house. Chances are you’ve got toys and other household items powered by those tiny button-size batteries.

But doctors warn that such "button batteries" can maim and kill. Pop one into your mouth and swallow — as thousands of children do annually — and they can quickly cause devastating injuries.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission estimates there were more than 54,000 ER visits and at least 25 deaths attributed to ...

Look around your house, chances are you've got toys and other household items powered by those tiny button-size batteries.

ATLANTA — Despite new safety laws aimed at protecting children, button and coin cell batteries remain a potentially deadly hazard. A Consumer Reports investigation found that many household ...

Look around your house. Chances are you've got toys and other household items powered by those tiny button-size batteries. What you may not know is that they’re potentially deadly if swallowed.

Despite their small size, these batteries can be powerful and potentially deadly if swallowed, especially by young children.

Look around your house. Chances are you’ve got toys and other household items powered by those tiny button-size batteries. What you may not know is that they’re potentially deadly if swallowed.

Look around your house -- chances are you've got toys and other household items powered by tiny button-size batteries. What you may not know is that they're potentially deadly if swallowed.

Look around your house and chances are you'll find you've got toys and other household items powered by those tiny button-size batteries. What you may not know is that they're potentially deadly ...