IP International Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicological Sciences
Official Publication of Khyati Education And Research Foundation
Official Publication of Khyati Education And Research Foundation
Print ISSN: 2581-9844
Online ISSN: 2456-9615
CODEN : IIJFA2
IP International Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicological Sciences (IJFMTS) open access, peer-reviewed quarterly journal publishing since 2016 and is published under the Khyati Education and Research Foundation (KERF), is registered as a non-profit society (under the society registration act, 1860), Government of India with the vision of various accredited vocational courses in healthcare, education, paramedical, yoga, publication, teaching and research activity, with the aim of faster and better dissemination of knowledge, we will be more...Case Report
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Volume : 5, Issue : 3, Year : 2020
Article Page : 107-110
https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijfmts.2020.025
Abstract
Over the last few years there is a rise in use of button batteries in various toys and other electronic gadgets.
Easy availability and small size of these batteries pose a significant risk of ingestion in small children.
Button battery ingestion can lead to serious health hazards very rapidly. A 2-year-old girl presented to
the emergency room of a community hospital complaining of hematemesis. X-ray showed a coin lithium
battery located in the esophagus, and she was transferred to a referral hospital and succumbed to death after
4 hours survival in king george hospital. Postmortem examination revealed massive blood clots in stomach.
Keywords: Button battery, Children, Hematemesis, Esophagus, Blood clots.
How to cite : Rao P V R, Pedada R K, Sekhar V C, Kumar P A, Button battery ingestion- case report and review. IP Int J Forensic Med Toxicol Sci 2020;5(3):107-110
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