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Monday, November 3, 2014

Putting batteries in a kidsafe coat of armor

A Brigham and Women's Hospital led team has developed a simple "coat of armor" to encase small batteries, rendering them harmless if they are ever swallowed. Children, particularly infants and young toddlers, can ingest these batteries, leading to serious damage to their esophagus as well as other gut tissue, and sometimes, death.

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