确保孩子安全的提示：纽扣电池常见于物品中，但如果吞咽可能会很危险

这个假期，您的孩子可能会得到许多很酷的玩具，这些玩具由纽扣电池供电，可以发光或发出声音。许多小玩意、电子设备、玩具、手表、钥匙扣、音乐贺卡和大多数助听器都采用硬币大小的小型电池。

This holiday season, your children may get many cool toys that light up or make sounds powered by button batteries. The small, coin-sized batteries are in many gadgets, electronic devices, toys, watches, key fobs, musical greeting cards and most hearing aids.

这个假期，您的孩子可能会得到许多很酷的玩具，这些玩具由纽扣电池供电，可以发光或发出声音。许多小玩意、电子设备、玩具、手表、钥匙扣、音乐贺卡和大多数助听器都采用硬币大小的小型电池。

Unfortunately, button batteries are dangerous if swallowed. Stacey Pecenka, manager of the Trauma Injury Prevention Program at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, said button battery injury cases tend to spike in January.

不幸的是，纽扣电池如果吞下会很危险。范德比尔特门罗卡雷尔儿童医院外伤预防项目经理史黛西·佩琴卡 (Stacey Pecenka) 表示，纽扣电池伤害案件往往在一月份激增。

“This trend tells us that following the holiday season, children are more likely to swallow button batteries than any other time of the year,” Pecenka said.

“这一趋势告诉我们，假期过后，儿童比一年中的任何其他时间更有可能吞下纽扣电池，”佩琴卡说。

Each year, Poison Centers across the country report that about 3,500 people swallow button batteries. Half of those cases are for children age 6 and younger.

每年，全国各地的毒物中心报告称，约有 3,500 人吞下纽扣电池。其中一半病例是 6 岁及以下儿童。

“These batteries can cause serious health problems and can even lead to death when swallowed by children,” Pecenka said. “According to national data, 44 children have died since 2002 after swallowing button batteries. Previously, serious injuries and deaths were much rarer.

“这些电池可能会导致严重的健康问题，如果被儿童吞食，甚至可能导致死亡，”佩琴卡说。 “根据国家数据，自2002年以来，已有44名儿童因吞食纽扣电池而死亡。此前，严重受伤和死亡的情况要少得多。

“They can be found in a variety of toys that light up and or make sounds, in fidget spinners and even some shoes,” Pecenka continued. “We want everyone to be conscientious of how easy it is for children to get access to these batteries.”

“它们可以在各种发光和/或发出声音的玩具、指尖陀螺甚至一些鞋子中找到，”佩琴卡继续说道。 “我们希望每个人都能意识到儿童获取这些电池是多么容易。”

The younger the child, the more dangerous the situation because of the inability to communicate, said Dr. Marla Levine of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Monroe Carell.

门罗卡雷尔医院急诊医学科的玛拉·莱文博士说，孩子越小，由于无法沟通，情况就越危险。

“We don’t always know that they have ingested something,” Levine said. “If we do know for certain, we can be more vigilant and identify the situation in a timely manner.”

“我们并不总是知道他们摄入了某些东西，”莱文说。 “如果我们确实知道的话，我们就可以更加警惕并及时发现情况。”

The challenge also comes with the fact that signs of ingestion present in various ways including mild respiratory symptoms, wheezing or possible vomiting, which can be a myriad of medical issues.

挑战还在于，摄入的迹象以多种方式出现，包括轻微的呼吸道症状、喘息或可能的呕吐，这可能会导致无数的医疗问题。

For button battery ingestion cases, the clock starts ticking the minute the child swallows or places the battery next to a mucosal surface, including the ears and nose. That’s why it is critical for parents and caregivers to immediately seek emergency medical assistance if they believe their child may have swallowed a button battery.

对于纽扣电池摄入的情况，当孩子吞下或将电池放在粘膜表面（包括耳朵和鼻子）旁边的那一刻，时钟就开始计时。因此，如果父母和看护者认为孩子可能吞下了纽扣电池，必须立即寻求紧急医疗援助。

According to Levine and Dr. Bo Lovvorn, a pediatric surgeon with Monroe Carell, the longer a button battery is undetected, the more likely the damage can be severe leading to the potential for a negative outcome.

Levine 和 Monroe Carell 的小儿外科医生 Bo Lovvorn 博士表示，纽扣电池未被检测到的时间越长，损坏的可能性就越大，导致潜在的负面结果。

“One of my biggest concerns is the chemical reaction that a button battery can cause in the esophagus,” Lovvorn said. “This chemical injury can lead rapidly to esophageal wall perforation. There are a lot of blood vessels around there. Injury to the esophagus can be complicated and lethal because it can erode into the arterial system.

“我最担心的一个问题是纽扣电池可能会在食道中引起化学反应，”洛夫沃恩说。 “这种化学损伤会迅速导致食管壁穿孔。周围有很多血管。食道损伤可能很复杂且致命，因为它会侵蚀动脉系统。

“When it can safely make its way below the diaphragm, it typically can pass through in the poop. And the reason for that is because once it gets in the acid of the stomach it neutralizes. When it gets stuck in the esophagus, it creates a lot of angst.”

“当它可以安全地到达隔膜下方时，它通常可以通过粪便。其原因是因为一旦它进入胃酸就会中和。当它卡在食道里时，就会产生很多焦虑。”

Lovvorn said button battery ingestion and access is a real concern and hopes that messaging to improve safety ramps up and the community at large places more emphasis on safely storing objects containing button batteries.

Lovvorn 表示，纽扣电池的摄入和接触是一个真正令人担忧的问题，他希望提高安全性的信息得到加强，并且整个社区更加重视安全存储含有纽扣电池的物品。

Button batteries are a part of life. Companies that make them are doing their part to reduce likelihood of children swallowing the batteries by making them taste bitter or adding a dye that might turn the child’s mouth blue as an indicator that a battery was in their mouth.

纽扣电池是生活的一部分。制造电池的公司正在尽自己的一份力量，通过让电池尝起来很苦，或者添加一种染料，让孩子的嘴变成蓝色，以表明电池在他们的嘴里，从而减少儿童吞咽电池的可能性。

But if you do buy products with button batteries, our experts offer the following button battery safety tips:

但如果您确实购买带有纽扣电池的产品，我们的专家提供以下纽扣电池安全提示：

* Keep devices with button batteries out of reach and lock away loose batteries.

* 将带有纽扣电池的设备放在遥不可及的地方，并锁好松动的电池。

* Discard button batteries carefully. Covering button batteries with tape before disposal can decrease injuries.

* 小心丢弃纽扣电池。在丢弃之前用胶带覆盖纽扣电池可以减少伤害。

* If a button battery is ingested, seek emergency medical attention so that the patient can be evaluated by a pediatric surgeon. Do not induce vomiting. For children over the age of 1, give two teaspoons of honey every 10 minutes en route to the hospital. Do not delay transport to give honey. This can reduce esophageal injury. Remember: children under 1 can NEVER have honey.

* 如果误食纽扣电池，请寻求紧急医疗救助，以便儿科外科医生对患者进行评估。不要催吐。对于 1 岁以上的儿童，在去医院的途中每 10 分钟服用两茶匙蜂蜜。不要延误运输给予蜂蜜。这样可以减少食管损伤。请记住：1 岁以下的儿童绝对不能吃蜂蜜。