Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 66(4):595–597, APR 2018

DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000001892

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PMID: 29369847

Issn Print: 0277-2116

Publication Date: 2018/04/01


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Button Battery Powered Fidget Spinners: A Potentially Deadly New Ingestion Hazard for Children

Racha Khalaf;Yoseph Gurevich;Ahmed Marwan;Angie Miller;Robert Kramer;Benjamin Sahn;

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Abstract

Toys entering the marketplace may have unrecognized hazard risks until data on injury become known. The fidget spinner is a new popular toy mass marketed to children and is primarily sold without warning labels. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission has recently issued a formal statement on potential safety concerns related to ingestion of the toy parts and other hazards. Button batteries within this toy pose the greatest danger to children as ingestion can lead to lethal injury. We report 2 cases of children who swallowed a button battery from a fidget spinner, causing severe esophageal injury. Various aspects of this type of ingestion important for clinicians to be aware of are reviewed.

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