Read an article today in which a young child had swallowed a small battery from a toy. Parents rushed her to hospital where doctor gave the child a jar of honey to eat as apparently this prevents the battery leaking and damaging the intestines. I thought this was a great tip as sometimes you can't get them to hospital or don't realise straight away what they've done.
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Re: A Tip for All Parents
MuddyBoots wrote:Thanks Rhyd6, how much honey should they eat?
If button battery ingestion is suspected or confirmed in children older than 1 year of age [honey is associated with a risk of botulism in infants (7)] and the battery was swallowed less than 12 h ago, it recommends the administration of 10 ml honey every 10 min up to a total of 6 times (8). Further along the way, the European Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition issued a Position Paper which also recommends administering honey to children older than 1 year of age after BB ingestion (4)
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10569471/
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