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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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CSIRO Publishing
2014-03-01
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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 |