LWB Kids

As batteries become smaller and more powerful,  the number of swallowing incidents involving serious injury and death is going up.  Most often, incidents involve children under age 4 and the elderly (who mistake small batteries for a pill).   Sometimes the battery will pass through the intestine and sometimes it can become stuck in the throat …

Is your baby crawling, or maybe pulling up?  Look around the floor at their eye level.  What can they get into? Make sure that: Electric outlets are covered Tall furniture, like dressers or tables holding televisions, are attached to the wall to prevent them from tipping over Any sharp furniture corners, like those on coffee …