What's powering your home? Mums issue button battery warning | Australian Story
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- čas přidán 14. 02. 2021
- There’s a hidden danger lurking in every home. Meet the two mothers who’ve achieved a world first to protect our children. Subscribe: bit.ly/3l7kXcR
Button batteries lurk inside many seemingly harmless household items from musical birthday cards to remote controls to stuffed toys.
To an adult they're just a battery but to a small child their shiny appearance can be fascinating and potentially lethal.
When Andrea Shoesmith and Allison Rees lost their children to button battery accidents, they channelled their grief into lobbying to make the industry more accountable.
What they've achieved is remarkable and their passion for change will ultimately protect children around the country.
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The facts that a basic X-ray was never done until it was too late is completely mind boggling. A simple picture could’ve saved her. And wth kind of medical facility discharges a child vomiting blood?!?! Twice! I hope the hospital got fined to hell.
Whenever I find a button battery I trash those MTFRs.
I know they’re dangerous because of brave parents who have told their kids’ stories. Thank you. I’m so sorry for your losses. 😔
Heartbreaking. Just heartbreaking. Those poor children and their families. Incomprehensible ❤️
Wow! As a mother, I salute these mothers for stepping up to raise awareness of a very tragic problem and a problem that is entirely preventable via laws and awareness. Bless you Andrea & Allison
I live in the US and I’m so happy that you are bringing awareness to this dangerous product!! You all have my respect and deepest sympathy for the loss of your beautiful daughters. 💔🙏
My heart breaks as I watch. But it's such an important message. Thank you beautiful ladies for your work.
As a parent to a young child this story distressed me and had me in tears. I can only imagine the distress of finding my child like that and my heart goes out to the families that have experienced this. This could happen to any child. Shame on the negative commenters for the lack of insight and compassion towards these people and their beautiful children they have lost.
Even pen caps have a hole in the event they're swallowed, it's hard to believe something as lethal as this when swallowed is in an increasingly large number of popular toys.
This is the first I've heard of it, but ten years ago our house was full of button cells for Hexbugs, without realising that our five year old playing with them was at such risk. I would have simply assumed they'd pass through like a coin. We even had a hospital visit after he did swallow a coin and the experience of that meant he stopped grabbing and putting everything in his mouth.
I'm almost grateful in retrospect for the coin episode, as a year later he had Hexbugs by the handful and we were going through button cells like candy.
I'll certainly do all I can to raise awareness in the UK.
"Kids are visual opportunistic predators" - funny but not funny
I am so so sorry for your loss of both your beautiful little girls. I had no idea of this danger.. I have just shared about it in my family Whatsapp group here in Ireland because 3 of my nieces have beautiful babies under one year of age. I shall spread about the dangers of them among all my contacts and friends. Thank you for bringing this to public attention. I shall also ask my local newspaper to do an article on the dangers of button batteries. You are doing something really wonderful and important for your two little girls and for all small children and their families. Thank you again.
I'm in the UK and have never heard about these batteries and what they do to children. I'm so sorry for their mother's loss it's so very sad.
This happens at home so something needs to be done there and not at the shops.
How do you know it doesn't happen in the shop? Kids are like magpies and if they can reach to investigate, they will! It takes a community to keep our children safe.
Sending prayers.❤
We’ve all known about the danger of button batteries in toys, musical cards, flashlights etc. but this recent episode of Australian Story drives home the level caution that should be followed. I found this very detailed and sadly moving and feel this needs to be shared immediately. At best we should avoid buying products that require button batteries. As adults we should be more conscious of dumping the batteries when they are presumed to be flat. When our key fob for our cars goes flat, how do we dispose of it. We need to be more mindful.
I believe it's best you don't generalize by saying "we've all known..." as I'm in my 50's and this video was the first time I heard of this danger. I had no idea.
Best wishes dearest friends wherever you are blessings and blessings 🙌
Poor little babies 🙏🏼 These woman are doing a great job bringing these issues to public awareness. Unfortunately the authorities responsible for safety issues like this are very slack.
Amazing mothers. Such tragedy.
choking hazard warning is woefully inadequate, Should warn against poisoning at least. Change the battery holders to hold a plastic card with battery contained for use. Make them too big to swallow.
So June 2022 has been and gone- has compliance to these standards been oversighted and enforced?!?
It is clear the commenters here who have no experience with children, or any sense of reality...
I love the cat @ 17:35
It's absolutely shocking. Button awateness is still not where it should be.
Jesus. Had no idea. This is so awful.
Just like cigarette’s locked in cabinet’s behind a counter
Fantastic
Wow I Weill be keeping my remote batteries out of my 10 year Olds sights now this is very sad does this happen with AA batteries as weill
God bless yaw...
such a sad story you have to watch your kids no matter what
im sapost to be dead rite now i swollowed 6 batteries like dat n im still here to talk about it its a mirracle im still here
Industry shouldn't have to pay for poor parenting. Your child is your responsibility. Don't ask industry to babysit your child. You're irresponsible parenting thwarts innovation and progress. This is as stupid as blaming a car manufacturer if it's product hit and killed someone while illegally crossing the road. We've got to stop making laws that protect the stupid and irresponsible. 😠
You’re a jerk! It’s not poor parenting. Suppose a remote control with button batteries is accidentally dropped, the back pops off, and the batteries scatter, the parents attempt to locate all batteries, they can’t find them all, eventually their toddler comes through, they lay on the floor watching tv or playing, and spot the button battery, they decide to put it their mouth and swallow. Something that could have happened in a split second. Don’t you dare judge these families or mothers.
@@ChevyGirl-1984 This is exactly the attitude that got us here to begin with...
Keep batteries away from young children? You don’t say. It’s the parents fault don’t blame product..Take responsibility for your actions. Or just live in a nanny state. Lol
Well, great idea Josh. . We all know electricity is dangerous but only if you touch a bare wire. 100 years ago homes were wired with bare un insulated cables but they killed people. We certainly don't complain now that our wiring is insulated and protected. This wasn't because of bad parenting it is because human life and particularly our children are precious and simple changes to legislation and manufacturing ( at no cost to you Josh) saves lives.
so let's say your child is in the lounge watching TV and you're in the kitchen making them dinner. they take the battery out of the remote and stick it down their throat. take responsibility for leaving your child alone in a room? you'd make a great judge
Your reply to this tragic accident defines your callousness. Children are curious and like magpies. A shiny button that can fit in their fist is like a lolly...
Man that is a callous, nasty, cold hearted comment.
There's more than just button batteries that can kill a curious baby or pets. When a family has a baby, consider baby proofing the home. My parents seldom take their eyes off babies and we are always removing things before the kid can put into their mouth. Parents tell off kids touching the objects on shelves or ripping up stuff. The old society will learn to live around the dangers but we have ended up with lots of trash trying to change the environment to adapt to us.
What "awareness" needs to be raised about batteries? Electric toys are powered? Eating batteries is bad for your health?
Keep an eye on your children, stop trying to blame manufacturers.