纽扣和纽扣电池技术立场声明

美国耳鼻喉头颈外科学会 (AAO-HNS) 以及越来越多的认可医学协会和组织呼吁电池制造商立即采取行动，将安全的纽扣或纽扣电池推向消费市场减轻危及生命的结果和风险

The American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) has joined forces with a growing coalition of medical societies and organizations to sound the alarm on the urgent need for battery manufacturers to produce and sell safe button or coin cell batteries. These batteries pose a significant threat to human health, especially among children, and immediate action is crucial to mitigate the life-threatening risks associated with their ingestion or application to moist tissue surfaces.

美国耳鼻喉头颈外科学会 (AAO-HNS) 与日益壮大的医学协会和组织联盟联手，对电池制造商生产和销售安全纽扣或纽扣电池的迫切需要发出警报。这些电池对人类健康构成重大威胁，尤其是儿童健康，因此立即采取行动对于减轻因摄入或应用于潮湿组织表面而危及生命的风险至关重要。

Currently, no battery manufacturer offers a safe button or coin cell battery in the consumer marketplace, and none have publicly committed to producing them. These seemingly harmless objects can cause severe tissue injuries to the esophagus, trachea, or major vasculature. Swallowing a battery or placing it on a moist tissue surface can lead to rapid production of hydroxide at the battery's negative pole due to its current. This process damages and liquefies the lining of the esophagus, nose, or ear drum, potentially causing a severe burn or perforation.

目前，还没有电池制造商在消费市场上提供安全的纽扣或纽扣电池，也没有一家公开承诺生产此类电池。这些看似无害的物体可能会对食道、气管或主要脉管系统造成严重的组织损伤。吞下电池或将其放在潮湿的组织表面上可能会导致电池负极由于电流而快速产生氢氧化物。这个过程会损坏并液化食道、鼻子或耳鼓的内壁，可能导致严重烧伤或穿孔。

"As the holidays approach, the exposure and risk are heightened as toys, decorations, and electronics are powered by these types of batteries. Many children have already been harmed, and others remain at risk in their homes. Battery manufacturers have the opportunity and responsibility to ensure widespread industry and consumer adoption of a safe battery technology that will prevent children from sustaining severe injuries or dying," said James C. Denneny III, MD, AAO-HNS Executive Vice President and CEO.

“随着假期的临近，由于玩具、装饰品和电子产品均由此类电池供电，暴露和风险会增加。许多儿童已经受到伤害，而其他人在家中仍面临风险。电池制造商有机会和责任确保行业和消费者广泛采用安全电池技术，防止儿童遭受严重伤害或死亡。”AAO-HNS 执行副总裁兼首席执行官 James C. Denenney III 医学博士说道。

The risk posed by button and coin cell batteries is substantial and continues to grow. Over the last few decades, there has been a marked increase in miniaturized electronics—such as remote controls, toys, holiday decorations, tea candles, key fobs, greeting cards, and other devices—that are powered by these batteries. It is estimated that every 75 minutes, a child under 18 years of age presents to an emergency department in the United States with a battery-related complaint; moreover, this incidence has more than doubled in the last decade.

纽扣电池和纽扣电池带来的风险很大，而且还在持续增加。在过去的几十年里，由这些电池供电的小型电子产品显着增加，例如遥控器、玩具、节日装饰品、茶蜡烛、钥匙扣、贺卡和其他设备。据估计，在美国，每 75 分钟就有一名 18 岁以下儿童因电池相关投诉而到急诊室就诊；此外，这种情况在过去十年中增加了一倍多。

"The clock starts ticking from the moment a button battery becomes lodged in the body, and serious injury can occur in as little as two hours," said Kris Jatana, MD, AAO-HNS member and Surgical Director of Clinical Outcomes and Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Nationwide Children's Hospital and Ohio State University.

AAO-HNS 成员、临床结果外科主任兼耳鼻喉科教授 Kris Jatana 医学博士说：“从纽扣电池卡在体内的那一刻起，时间就开始计时，短短两个小时内就会发生严重伤害。” - 全国儿童医院和俄亥俄州立大学的头颈外科。

With the recent endorsement by the American College of Surgeons of the Position Statement on Button and Coin Battery Technology, there are now 12 organizations and societies supporting this effort to eliminate the risk posed by button and coin cell batteries in the pediatric community.

随着美国外科医生学会最近批准关于纽扣和纽扣电池技术的立场声明，现在有 12 个组织和协会支持这项努力，以消除纽扣和纽扣电池对儿科社区造成的风险。

The following organizations have endorsed the Position Statement:

以下组织已认可该立场声明：

• American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery

• 美国耳鼻咽喉头颈外科学会

• American Academy of Pediatrics

• 美国儿科学会

• American Broncho-Esophagological Association

• 美国支气管食管协会

• American College of Surgeons

• 美国外科医师学会

• American Pediatric Surgical Association

• 美国小儿外科协会

• American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology

• 美国儿科耳鼻喉科协会

• European Laryngological Society

• 欧洲喉科协会

• European Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology

• 欧洲儿科耳鼻喉科协会

• Global Industry Research Collaborative

• 全球行业研究合作

• North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

• 北美儿科胃肠病学、肝病学和营养学会

• Society for Ear Nose and Throat Advancement in Children

• 儿童耳鼻喉科进步协会

• The Triological Society

• 三学协会

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Consumer information: If anyone ingests a battery, immediately call the 24-hour National Battery Ingestion Hotline at 1-800-498-8666. To be prepared and learn more about what to do should your child swallow a battery, visit https://www.poison.org/battery.

消费者信息：如果有人吞食电池，请立即拨打 24 小时国家电池吞食热线：1-800-498-8666。要做好准备并了解有关孩子吞下电池时该怎么做的更多信息，请访问 https://www.poison.org/battery。