The dangers of button batteries to toddlers in the North East

Dec 18, 2014, 12:18 PM

Stephanie Finnon @stephfinnon and Radio Newcastle @bbcnewcastle report on the dangers of button batteries. Katrina Phillips (CAPT) meets mum Fhiza and her two-year-old daughter, Amari from South Tyneside. Amari was in hospital for almost a week earlier this year after swallowing a lithium button battery. Katrina highlights the dangers of caustic burns from button batteries and Fhiza tells how the accident has changed the family and what she does in the home.