For Very Young, Peril Lurks in Lithium Cell Batteries

Monday, May 31, 2010 - 17:20 in Health & Medicine

In the case of a 13-month-old boy who died, battery current set off a chemical reaction in the esophagus, burning through its wall and attacking the aorta.

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