Button Batteries

Resources

Help us spread the word about the dangers of button batteries by using and sharing our free downloadable resources - including a poster, session plan and royalty-free images.

Images

Download and use our button batteries images for your own information and marketing material.

Video content

Access our full playlist of button battery video content on Youtube.

Free downloads

Download and share our poster Button batteries: Where are yours?
Our downloadable session plan also offers an easy way to raise awareness in an engaging way.

Bulk purchase from our online shop

If you do you have some budget you can greatly enhance your activity with CAPT's well-priced picture-based resources designed specifically for professionals working with families. They are easy to understand, highlight the real risks of serious accidents and the simple steps that parents can take to protect their children from serious harm.

Button battery safety pack (£16.00)
With 100 flyers and a hard-hitting full-colour poster, this pack gives you everything you need to inform parents about the danger to their child from button batteries.

Useful links

A set of useful links and information is available on our button battery Wakelet collection.

The website of the British and Irish Portable Battery Association (BIPBA) has advice on the risks for parents and medical professionals - http://buttonbatterysafety.com.

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We are exploring how we can develop our training provision to best support you in the work you do. This questionnaire will help to ensure whatever we develop is as useful as possible.
Burns and Scalds

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Parents

Our Parents Pack is full of quick wins that can help put you in charge of child safety, even when you’re feeling under pressure. Download your copy here.

Parents

Our Parents Pack is full of quick wins that can help put you in charge of child safety, even when you’re feeling under pressure. Download your copy here.
Top tips

With the pressures on the NHS, many parents are worried about a trip to A&E with their child. Here we share our top tips – they are so simple and just take a few minutes but massively reduce the risks to your child.
In an emergency - act fast.

IF YOU SUSPECT YOUR CHILD HAS SWALLOWED A BUTTON BATTERY, ACT FAST. Take them straight to the A&E department at your local hospital or dial 999 for an ambulance.
Where are they?

Typically, children find spare batteries in a drawer, get hold of ‘flat’ batteries that have fallen onto the floor or down the sofa, or take batteries from products like gaming headsets, car key fobs or slim audio visual remote controls.
The risks

Button batteries are the small, round batteries you find in a growing number of toys and everyday objects like remote controls and car key fobs. They can be extremely dangerous for children if swallowed.
Button batteries

Button batteries are the small, round batteries you find in a growing number of toys and everyday objects like remote controls and car key fobs. They can be extremely dangerous for children if swallowed. What should you do in an emergency?
Christmas unwrapped ... safely

Everything is a toy when children are little. With all the excitement and busyness, it’s easy for little hands to find things that are dangerous.
Toy Safety

While toys sold by well-known, reputable stores are generally safe, toys, novelty items and dressing-up clothes that you can buy in online marketplaces, markets or discount stores may not be. Take care and don't assume that, just because you can buy something, it must be safe.
How to be a safety savvy shopper for your family this Christmas

We’ve more choice for Christmas shopping than ever before, with Black Friday deals and bargains galore. But do we know if they’re safe, can we be sure? Might those bargains bring more than we bargained for?
‘Devastating deaths’ – safety body issues recommendations on button batteries

Child Accident Prevention Trust, in collaboration with the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) and the British and Irish Portable Battery Association (BIPBA), have launched a new button battery national safety campaign.

Free downloads

While social distancing means no face-to-face events during Child Safety Week, it doesn’t stop the flow of essential safety advice to families. Make the most of our new free family-friendly content and get sharing!
Button batteries

Button batteries are the small, round batteries you find in a growing number of toys and everyday objects like remote controls and car key fobs. They can be extremely dangerous for children if swallowed. What should you do in an emergency?
Why are grapes so dangerous?

Doctors have issued a stark warning that young children can choke to death on whole grapes.
Making sense of accidents

Many accidents are a part of growing up. Children need to explore and experiment. But some children suffer the pain of serious accidents that can alter the course of their lives forever. Most of these serious accidents are completely preventable by making simple solutions or changes to routines.
Choking

Each day around 40 under-5s are rushed to hospital after choking on something, or swallowing something dangerous. Be particularly aware of sweet items such as mini eggs around Easter time - these are exactly the same size as a toddler's airway.
In-car safety

In-car safety can be a confusing area for parents and carers. You may find that you're not completely clear about the law, are unsure of the safest way for a child to travel, aren't using the most appropriate restraint or have badly fitting child car seats or booster seats which put a child at risk.
Parents

Our Parents Pack is full of quick wins that can help put you in charge of child safety, even when you’re feeling under pressure. Download your copy here.
Burns and scalds

95% of all childhood burns and scalds happen at home. Most are caused in the day-to-day situations that many parents don’t anticipate, like children reaching for hot coffee or grabbing hair straighteners.
Falls

Falls are the most common cause of accidental injury to children. While most falls aren’t serious – active children often fall over – some falls can lead to death or long-term disability.
Fidget spinners – a hidden hazard in the latest playground craze

Fidget spinners are the latest playground craze but doctors have raised concerns about cheap fidget spinners with LED lights powered by small button batteries.

Free resources and online publications

CAPT offer a number of free downloadable resources covering each of the key safety areas, as well as a well-priced range of picture-based resources and publications is designed specifically for professionals working with families available to buy from the online shop. Read more

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Preventing accidents in the home

With children at home over the coming weeks and the NHS overwhelmed, many families are likely to be worried about their child having a serious accident. To help you, here at CAPT we focus on the accidents that are the most serious and the easiest to prevent. Read more