Button battery injury in children — a primary care issue?

There is a well-described increase in the incidence of significant injury associated with button batteries in children. Button battery ingestion or insertion (ear/nose) is a time-sensitive injury mechanism, with severe injury occurring within hours. Prevention efforts are being developed that may in...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Shepherd M, Hamill JK, Barker R
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: CSIRO Publishing 2014-03-01
Series:Journal of Primary Health Care
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Online Access:http://www.rnzcgp.org.nz/assets/documents/Publications/JPHC/February-2014/JPHCOSPShepherdMarch2014.pdf