Button batteries

Symptoms:

If the button battery is leaking:

• body as a whole
  • severe pain in the mouth
  • collapse
  • thirst
  • metallic taste
  • decreased urine output
  • no urine output
  • salivation
  • red, inflamed area(s) in the mouth
  • shock

• respiratory
  • extreme difficulty breathing

• eyes, ears, nose, and throat
  • severe pain in the throat
  • swelling within the throat to the point of closing it off

• gastrointestinal
  • abdominal pain (severe)
  • vomiting
  • diarrhea (bloody)
  • diarrhea

• heart and blood vessels
  • rapid drop in blood pressure

Note: If the battery is not open or leaking, and is swallowed, there may be no symptoms.