Mother warns parents over button batteries after her nine-month-old baby girl was left with burnt...

Little Rosantina swallowed battery two days before it was surgically removed. *** WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES OF BURNS ***A mother has warned other parents over button batteries after her nine-month-old baby girl was left with a burnt throat when she accidentally swallowed one.

The small, shiny batteries are used in devices like TV remotes, watches, calculators and kitchen weighing scales - and they are behind several children having to be hospitalised every week since swallowing them can cause severe burns. The acid leaking from the batteries starts to burn through the oesophagus as little as 30 minutes after being ingested, causing life-long injuries and in some cases, even death.

Ms West, from Chanhassen, Minnesota, said: 'At first when it happened I just noticed her wheezing. My husband took her to the local ER and they sent her home saying it was RSV, a respiratory issue.'I used it all night one day, all Thursday, but then Friday morning her wheezing got even worse. I thought 'I need to take her to the children's hospital'.

'I didn't even know how much damage that could have caused but seeing it lodged in there, I was as scared and shocked as any parent would be.READ MORE: Father warns parents to beware of button batteries after his son almost died after swallowing one and needed 28 operations to save his life Advertisement 'I already thought it was bad but they quickly started prepping her for the operating room.

The hospital gave Rosantina medicine to coat the battery before putting her under anaesthesia and operating on her throat to remove the battery. Since Rosantina's surgery, her parents have removed all items in their house with button batteries and warn other parents to do the same or invest in a play pen to help keep an eye on little infants

'The operation was thankfully successful but there was so much damage done to her oesophagus that she had to be intubated.Advertisement 'After her operation we didn't even get to talk to her or touch her until six days later. I think she could hear us a little bit but that was it.'

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