A member asked:

I was changing a battery and the white stuff on it got on my fingers. i was going to wash my hands but forgot and chewed my fingernail. i realized it as i did it and quickly flushed out my mouth with water, then milk. but i might have swallowed. help?

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Dr. Hunter Handsfield answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

Such a small dose of battery acid or other chemicals associated with batteries is harmless. This is nothing to be worried about.

Answered 8/5/2021

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