Business
Safety standards announced for button batteries to reduce risk to small children – Sydney Morning Herald
Australia will become the first country in the world to introduce a mandatory safety standard for button batteries.
In Australia, three children have died from injuries after swallowing a button battery. Since December 2017, there have been about 44 individual cases of young children suffering severe injuries after eating or swallowing button batteries.
One of those who narrowly escaped injury was Denise Macfadyen’s three-year-old son Trent who swallowed a battery. Luckily, he was old enough to say what had happened and was treated before it caused damage.
Three-year old Trent, pictured in 2018, swallowed a button…
-
Noosa News23 hours agoGirl on scooter dies in Laidley, motorbike rider killed in Gatton
-
Noosa News18 hours agoLaidley e-scooter death: Tragic new details after Summah Richards killed in freak accident
-
Noosa News23 hours agoGirl killed in horror e-scooter crash in Laidley, Queensland
-
General22 hours agoBrisbane coach Michael Maguire backs Reece Walsh despite error handing Broncos defeat