What happens when you swallow a circle battery?

When swallowed, these small batteries get stuck in the esophagus (throat). The saliva triggers an electric current which causes a chemical reaction that can severely burn the esophagus in as little as two hours.

Why are button batteries dangerous if swallowed?

Complications of Button Battery Ingestion Batteries stuck in the throat cause an electric current and can leak corrosive chemicals, like alkaline electrolyte. These corrosive chemicals can cause internal damage due to the buildup of hydroxide, a chemical that can cause dangerous burns within a couple of hours.

What happens if a child swallows battery?

Swallowed batteries burn through a child’s esophagus in just 2 hours, leading to surgery, months with feeding and breathing tubes, and even death. About the size of a nickel, 20 mm, 3-volt lithium coin cells are the most hazardous as they are big enough to get stuck and burn faster.

How do you flush lithium out of your system?

Moderate to severe toxicity

1. Stomach pumping. This procedure may be an option if you’ve taken lithium within the last hour.
2. Whole bowel irrigation. You’ll swallow a solution or be given one through a tube to help flush the extra lithium out of your intestines.
3. IV fluids.
4. Hemodialysis.
5. Medication.
6. Vital sign monitoring.

How long does lithium take to get out of your system?

According to one doctor on the internet Lithium has a half life of 24 hours. He stated it takes about 5 half-lives for a drug to completely your system so it will take about 5 days to get to 600 mg. By the second day it should be at 750, then 675, 637, 618 etc. – so it gets down pretty quickly.

What happens if you swallow a battery NHS?

The alert has been issued to providers of NHS funded care to highlight that when a button battery is swallowed severe tissue damage can result from a build-up of sodium hydroxide (caustic soda) caused by the electrical current discharged from the battery, and not as commonly supposed, from leakage from the battery.

What is swollen battery?

Battery swelling is a failure mode associated with a type of battery cell technology called Lithium-ion Polymer. Lithium-ion Polymer batteries have become popular across the industry in recent years due to their slim and customizable form factor and longer battery useful life.