What home remedy is there for someone who swallows a button battery?!
Question:
What home remedy is there for someone who swallows a button battery?
My lil' sis swallowed a button battery and I want to know if there is a home remedy for getting it out of her and if possibly there is a herbal remedy.
THANK YOU !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Answers:
No there is no remedy. Call ER and ask them if you need to do anything because of her swallowing the battery. They will tell you if you need to be worried or not..
If anyone swallows a battery, this is what you should do:
1) Call the 24-hour National Button Battery Ingestion Hotline at 202-625-3333 IMMEDIATELY (TDD 202-362-8563). Feel free to call collect. Your physician or emergency room may also call. We are on duty 24-hours a day, 7 days a week.
2) If available, provide the battery identification number (from the package or from a matching battery).
3) An x-ray must be obtained immediately to be sure that the battery has gone through the esophagus into the stomach. Do not wait for symptoms to develop before getting an x-ray. If the battery remains in the esophagus, it must be removed IMMEDIATELY. CAUTION: Batteries lodged in the esophagus can cause severe burns in JUST 2 HOURS!! Battery removal is done with an endoscope; surgery is rarely, if ever, indicated. Do NOT give ipecac.
4) If a battery has moved beyond the esophagus, it can be expected to pass by itself. Passage may take many days, or even months. Removal is NOT indicated if the battery has passed beyond the esophagus and the patient is asymptomatic. Once you are sure the battery is not in the esophagus, the patient can be sent home to wait for the battery to pass. Watch for fever, abdominal pain, vomiting or blood in the stools. Report these symptoms immediately to your physician and to the Battery Hotline (202-625-3333).
5) Watch the stools until the battery has passed. Clean the battery, tape it to a card or wrap it carefully, and mail it to:
National Capital Poison Center
3201 New Mexico Ave, Suite 310
Washington, DC 20016
Be sure to include your name, address and telephone number. To learn more about battery ingestions, a toxicologist analyzes each battery and correlates the severity of the patient’s clinical effects with the degree of corrosion noted on the battery.