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I just realized the button battery in thermometer i've been using rectally on my toddler corroded. there was acid all inside. will this hurt my child?
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Battery: The corroded button battery can cause a great deal of trouble if swallowed if not washed off immediately the acid can cause skin burns.
Answered 11/7/2013
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Amount outside ?: Any leakage that was contained within the battery compartment and not reaching the probe surface should not be a problem.Such material might cause a surface burn on any skin touched if it was on the surface of the probe and used.
Answered 11/7/2013
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