The Oklahoma Poison Center is highlighting the dangers associated with button batteries and other hazards that may affect your family this holiday season.

A "button cell" battery is held between a thumb and index finger. If small children swallow them, the batteries can get stuck in the esophagus and cause life-threatening injuries. (Stephanie Pilick / ...

CHARLOTTE — 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 ...

PUTTING YOUR FAMILY AT RISK. BUTTON AND COIN CELL BATTERIES ARE TINY BUT POWERFUL. YOU CAN FIND THEM IN EVERYTHING FROM TEA LIGHTS TO TOYS AND IN THE HANDS OF YOUNG CHILDREN. THEY’RE UNIQUELY ...

Your kid is about to get some new battery-operated toys. Here's how to keep them safe. (Getty Images) No matter how many Montessori-style wooden toys a baby has, there’s no replacing the delight in ...

A children's writing tablet sold on Amazon is being recalled because a loose screw can let kids access a button battery, ...

They are found in items you use every day: Your TV remote, musical greeting cards, the control for your fan, your car’s keyless remote, and even some of your kids’ toys. Button batteries come in ...

For many people, Christmas is a wonderful time of year when special memories with loved ones are created. Of course, there also are presents under the tree. And sometimes there are hidden dangers in ...

The Oklahoma Poison Center released a statement on Monday urging parents to secure button batteries before the holidays. “Especially this time of year, batteries come along with gifts. A lot of our ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) -- You can find tiny button cell batteries everywhere in your house, from electronics and toys, watches and even in greeting cards. But would you know what to do if your child ...

When a doctor in the Netherlands tweeted this stark X-ray shot of a “button” or “disk” battery lodged in a child’s esophagus, people took notice. Their post has been retweeted more than 8,000 times ...

Christmastime will forever be a difficult season for Trista Hamsmith. Last December, one week before Christmas Eve, her 18-month-old daughter Reese died after accidentally swallowing a button battery.