Broadly speaking, there are two requirements for a button-cell battery to serve as a safe replacement: size and voltage. An LR44 measures in at 0.46 inches in diameter and 0.21 inches in height.

Look around your house. Chances are you've got toys and other household items powered by those tiny button-size batteries. What you may not know is that they’re potentially deadly if swallowed.

A “button cell” battery is held between a thumb and index finger. If small children swallow them, the batteries can get stuck in the esophagus and cause life-threatening injuries.

A key step in improving safety is Reese’s Law, passed in 2022 and named after Reese Elizabeth Hamsmith, an 18-month-old girl who tragically passed away after swallowing a button cell battery.

Button and coin cell batteries are tiny and powerful, but uniquely dangerous in the hands of young children. To stream WKYC on your phone, you need the WKYC app. Download the WKYC app ...

Button cell, or coin cell, batteries are ubiquitous in toys and household products. They’re also uniquely dangerous to young children. If swallowed, a button battery can burn tissue inside the ...

Broadly speaking, there are two requirements for a button-cell battery to serve as a safe replacement: size and voltage. An LR44 measures in at 0.46 inches in diameter and 0.21 inches in height.