Energizer

Coin Lithium Battery Safety

Preventing Coin Lithium Battery Injury Small electronics like the ones pictured below are convenient and portable, but they run on coin lithium batteries – which can pose a safety risk to young children if swallowed.
A few important safety facts:
  • About 3,500 coin lithium battery swallowing cases are reported every year
  • Children under age 4 are at greatest risk
  • Coin lithium batteries can get stuck in a child’s esophagus
  • Swallowing can cause serious injury in less than two hours
  • Symptoms of ingestion are coughing, drooling and discomfort
  • Storing spare batteries out of a child’s reach is critically important
  • Purchase child-resistant battery packaging that requires scissors to open

Energizer’s Commitment

Energizer is working to eliminate injuries from coin lithium battery ingestion through:
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Device Designs

We actively participate in standardizing warning language and device design to make it harder for children to access battery compartments.

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Research & Safety Standards

We continue to collaborate with health and safety professionals to research the chemical reaction when coin lithium batteries are swallowed – and help find a solution.

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Child-resistant Packaging

Energizer is the first battery manufacturer to introduce coin lithium battery packaging that voluntarily complies with child-resistant packaging standards and recommendations made by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).

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Awareness Efforts

In 2011, we launched the first industry-led effort to raise awareness of the coin lithium battery issue among parents and caregivers through a partnership with Safe Kids Worldwide, the National Capital Poison Center, and other health and safety organizations.

 

Suspect a swallowing? What to do NOW:

  1. Take your child to the Emergency Room immediately
  2. Tell doctors and nurses it might be a coin lithium battery and ask them to call Poison Control at call 800-498-8666 for treatment information
  3. Provide the battery size or manufacturer part number from the battery’s package, if possible
  4. Do NOT let the child eat or drink until an X-ray determines if a battery is present
  5. Do NOT induce vomiting

Important safety links to keep handy