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Toddler hospitalised after battery burned through her lung

Another terrifying reminder of the dangers of button batteries.

A British toddler nearly lost her life after a swallowed battery burned a hole in her lung.

Two-year-old Sophie Skill’s injuries were so severe that she spent six days on life supports and months in hospital recovering reports The Sun.

The toddler was playing in the lounge at home when her mother, Clare, heard her crying and becoming agitated.

Clare said: “She was crying excessively like I had never heard before, and she was holding the back of her neck.

“She was so distressed, and I just knew she had swallowed something. My heart was beating so fast.”

An x-ray revealed the little girl had swallowed a lithium button battery, and she was rushed to emergency surgery to remove it.

Her windpipe was so swollen than initially they couldn’t see any further damage, but after her condition did not improve within 24hours a further x-ray revealed the hole in her throat was infected and that the acid from the battery had also burned through her lung.

Sophie was rushed to intensive care and put on a ventilator to help her breathe.

Clare said: “I was just so scared, thinking the worst.

“After a week, she had a CT scan and it showed the hole wasn’t healing and was in fact getting bigger because the acid was continuing to corrode her oesophagus.”

Sophie was in hospital for over two months and her tiny body endured so much pain, but thankfully she has recovered and there will be no lasting damage.

Her parents want to warn people about the dangers of button batteries, and they are raising funds to donate to the Sheffield Children’s Hospital to say thank you to the people who kept their little Sophie alive.

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