Parents and Guardian's Beware ! ! !

 One of  the Children's hospital  in London is treating one child a month for swallowing the batteries and  smallest  objects,   Doctors are warning parents about the risk button batteries pose to young children, after an alarming increase in hospital admissions.

As well as being a choking hazard, the batteries can burn a hole through the lining of the oesophagus – which can result in patients bleeding to death.

The hospital said it treats an average of one child a month for the problem. And at least two children in Manchester have died as a result of swallowing batteries.

A new slimmer type of battery, which is roughly the size of a 10p coin, can easily get stuck in a child’s throat, doctors say. And when a battery gets lodged in the oesophagus, an electrical current can occur once it comes in contact with the throat’s lining, which can cause severe burns.