New child‑safety button battery reduces injury severity but ingestion remains emergency

A recently released child-safety battery designed to reduce the danger from accidental ingestion is showing significant promise, but medical professionals should not alter their management protocols yet. In the first peer-reviewed scientific assessment of the recently commercialized Energizer Ultimate Child Shield, researchers found that the titanium-based lithium coin-cell battery, designed to protect the esophagus, can reduce the severity of tissue injury.