We've warned parents about this before, and now a one-year-old child is dead after swallowing a small camera battery.
Family members of the one-year-old didn't know he had ingested the battery until after the autopsy was performed. The boy died earlier this month in Nevada of internal bleeding.
This tragedy should serve as a reminder- keep small batteries, including coin lithium batteries, away from small children. SafeKids.org reports more than 2,800 children are treated in emergency rooms every year after swallowing button batteries.
Those numbers have gone up in recent years.. since more electronics are on the market. If you suspect your child has ingested a battery, take him or her straight to the hospital.
