Look around your house. Chances are you've got toys and other household items powered by those tiny button-size batteries.

Look around your house. Chances are you’ve got toys and other household items powered by those tiny button-size batteries.

But doctors warn that such "button batteries" can maim and kill. Pop one into your mouth and swallow — as thousands of children do annually — and they can quickly cause devastating injuries.

Look around your house and chances are you'll find 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 ...

The company is has a fix, a new door, they're free. "If you find anything in your home that takes button batteries and it has a battery compartment that pops open easily with just like one hand ...

ATLANTA — Despite new safety laws aimed at protecting children, button and coin cell batteries remain a potentially deadly hazard. A Consumer Reports investigation found that many household ...

Despite their small size, these batteries can be powerful and potentially deadly if swallowed, especially by young children.

The frightened first grader accidentally swallowed a quarter-size button battery. It was for a custom-made watch Leighton's grandmother gave her for her birthday in September. Leighton was born ...

Look around your house -- chances are you've got toys and other household items powered by tiny button-size batteries. What you may not know is that they're potentially deadly if swallowed.

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 swallowed.