{"id":8885,"date":"2018-08-12T16:31:04","date_gmt":"2018-08-12T14:31:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=8885"},"modified":"2025-09-05T08:07:37","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T06:07:37","slug":"button-batteries-kill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2018\/08\/button-batteries-kill\/","title":{"rendered":"Button Batteries Kill"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

B2 – Upper Intermediate<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Medical cases involving button batteries have been reported since the 1970s. Who would have thought that these tiny things in your remote control or car keys could be so dangerous?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the article to find out more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/theconversation.com\/button-batteries-kill-heres-how-we-can-prevent-needless-child-deaths-from-battery-ingestion-101187<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. According to the article, how do button batteries cause damage?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. What can parents do to prevent incidents with batteries from happening? How should parents child-proof their homes?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. How prevalent are button battery injuries among kids in your country? Why do you think that is?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. What other health-related issues are very common among children in your country these days? <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Have you or anyone you know had a medical emergency as a kid or involving a child? Please share.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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