TV3 News item on button/ coin lithium batteries. Starship ED's Dr Mike Shepherd, Safekids' Ann Weaver and a parent whose child was affected are interviewed.

In this TV3 News item reference is made to the 'hidden dangers in household items and Christmas presents posed by coin lithium batteries.' Lisa Taylor's toddler Harrison put a battery up his nose and within hours needed surgery to remove it. Starship ED's Dr Mike Shepherd is interviewed and talks about how within two hours an ingested battery can produce an electric charge which causes an acid to form which causes tissue damage and can burn through tissue layers. He sees a child a fortnight in Starship with a battery ingestion. Safekids' Ann Weaver talks about unsuspected coin/ button batteries being in many common domestic items such as: mini-torches, TV remotes, car remotes, singing cards and bathroom scales. She comments that they can often be easily accessed by small children.