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The Number of Inquiries about Battery Ingestion in Japan

The Number of Inquiries about Battery Ingestion in Japan. The number of inquiries about button battery ingestion was 230 in 2009, out of which 219 arose from children under the age of 5. No serious injury is reported. Inquiries about button battery ingestion increased for two straight years.

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The Number of Inquiries about Battery Ingestion in Japan

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  1. TheNumberofInquiriesaboutBatteryIngestioninJapan Thenumberofinquiriesaboutbuttonbatteryingestionwas230in2009,outof which219 arose from children undertheageof5. Noseriousinjuryisreported.Inquiriesaboutbuttonbatteryingestionincreasedfortwostraightyears. Veryfewwouldreallyswallow drybatteries.Inmostcases childrenarelikelytojustlick. Coinbatterycasesare includedhere. Thereisnobreakdown. Data:JapanPoisonInformationCenter

  2. HowdidBAJAddresstoBatteryIngestionIssues? In the1980singestionofbuttonbatteriesbecameasocialissue. BatteryPackage ApplianceDesign JointStudy BAJcooperatedwithappliance makerstogetthelidofbattery chamberscrewedtoprevent infantsfromswallowingbatteries. WarningagainstIngestionby InfantsPrintedonBlisterCards BAJconductedajointstudywithTsukubaUniv.in1982tofindouttheimpactofingestionandthewaytomanageit. [BAJguidebookforSafetyDesign] Theresultshavebeenutilizedbythepoisoncenterthatanswersemergencycallsfromconsumersaswellasmedicalinstitutions. Therehasbeennofatalitiesandpublicinteresthassubsided.

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