Honey Can Help If Your Child Swallows a Button Battery

如果孩子吞下纽扣电池，可以用蜂蜜来帮忙

Americans accidentally swallowed nearly 3,500 button batteries in 2019, according to the National Poison Data System. Button batteries are the flat, disc-shaped batteries that you might find in small electronic devices like hearing aids, handheld toys, reading lights and some remote controls.

根据国家毒物数据系统，仅在2019年一年美国人就误吞下近3500个纽扣电池。纽扣电池是一种扁平的圆形电池，你可以在小型电子设备，比如助听器、手持玩具、阅读灯以及某些遥控装置中见到它。

Because our homes are filled with electronic gadgets and toys, the number of accidental button battery ingestions (BBI) has risen sharply — battery ingestions increased 66.7 percent between 1999 and 2019, mostly occurring in children under 6. While many of those swallowed batteries pass safely through the digestive system, they can also be a serious choking and poison hazard, especially for younger kids.

由于我们的家庭离不开电子装置和玩具，因此误吞纽扣电池的发生率也急剧上升。在1999年和2019年之间，误吞电池率增加了66.7%，绝大多数发生在不满6岁的儿童中间。尽管许多被误吞的电池安全地通过了消化系统，但是这些电池会导致严重的窒息和有毒危害，特别对于幼儿来说。

The worst culprit is the three-volt CR2032, a disc-shaped lithium-ion battery that looks like a piece of shiny candy to toddlers. With a diameter of 20 millimeters (0.8 inches), the CR2032 can easily get lodged in a child's esophagus. Sadly, more that 90 percent of fatalities from battery ingestions over the past 15 years came from swallowing a CR2032.

3V的CR2032电池是最大的罪魁祸首。在幼儿看来，这个圆形的锂离子电池看上去就像一粒闪闪发亮的糖果。这款电池直径为20毫米（0.8英寸），因此非常容易卡在孩子的食管内。让人痛心的是，在过去15年时间里，超过90%的误吞电池死亡率都是由于吞食CR2032而引起的。

Esophagus：食管

Beyond being a choking hazard, the electrical properties of button batteries can lead to serious internal injuries. When the battery makes contact with the mucus membrane in the esophagus, it creates a closed circuit, reported a 2018 study. The result is a "hydroxide-rich, alkaline solution" that's caustic enough to liquefy internal tissue in as little as two hours of being stuck in the throat.

除了会导致窒息外，纽扣电池的电气特性也会导致其会伤害到身体内部。根据2018年的一项研究，当电池接触到食管内的黏膜时，它会形成一个闭合电路。其结果是，当被卡在喉咙后，仅需要2小时，含有大量氢氧化物的碱性溶液就足以腐蚀并液化掉人体的内部组织。

mucus membrane：黏膜

Hydroxide：氢氧化物

Caustic ：腐蚀性的

If a child accidentally swallows a button battery, they should be taken immediately to an emergency room, preferably at a pediatric hospital. But before you frantically run out of the house, researchers say, feed the kid a couple spoonfuls of honey.

如果儿童不慎吞食纽扣电池，应立刻前往急诊处理并且最好是在儿科医院。但在不顾一切地前往医院之前，研究人员建议可以给孩子喂几勺蜂蜜。

Frantically：疯狂地、不顾一切地

Spoonful：一勺（的量）the amount that a spoon can hold

Yes, Honey

没错，用蜂蜜

It sounds like a folksy home remedy, but a report on BBI events published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal in September 2021, found that injuries from swallowed batteries can be mitigated by small doses of honey administered while waiting for the battery to be removed. That's because honey is slightly acidic, which helps to neutralize the alkaline solution created when the battery touches the esophageal lining.

这听起来有点像家里的土办法，但是在2021年9月加拿大医学协会期刊发表的纽扣电池吞食案例报告则表示，在等待电池被取出期间，少量服用蜂蜜可以减轻由于吞食电池所造成的身体伤害。这是因为蜂蜜具有弱酸性，这有助于中和电池接触到食道内膜后所产生的碱性溶液。

Folksy：具有民间传统的

The new recommendation is based on the 2018 study where researchers, working with baby pigs, found that 10 milliliters (2 teaspoons) of honey administered every 10 minutes was "ideal" for neutralizing the damage inflicted by the swallowed battery while waiting for it to be removed. The pigs still suffered from an ulcer at the point of contact, but none of the injuries led to a perforation of the esophagus, which is the most serious condition.

这项新的建议以2018年的一项研究为基础。在这项研究中，研究人员通过猪幼崽发现，在等待电池被取出期间，每分钟服用10毫升（2茶匙）蜂蜜是中和电池所带来的损伤的理想方案。接触点所形成的溃疡会导致猪幼崽疼痛，但是还不至于形成食管穿孔，而这是最为严重的受伤情况。

Ulcer：溃疡

Honey outperformed a dozen other household liquids like Gatorade, apple juice and maple syrup, which had minimal to no protective effects. The only other liquid that matched the effectiveness of honey for swallowed batteries was Carafate, an ulcer medication.

蜂蜜的效果要比其中几种家用食品要好，比如佳得乐、苹果汁和枫糖浆，这些食品几乎或完全没有保护作用。唯一一种和蜂蜜同样有效的液体是硫糖铝，一种治疗溃疡的药物。

We should emphasize that honey is NOT a treatment or "cure" for a swallowed battery, but rather a way to lower the risk of certain injuries while waiting for other medical interventions. If you see a child swallow a battery, or even think they may have swallowed one, take them to the hospital where doctors can give them an X-ray and figure out the best course of action.

我们要强调的是，蜂蜜并非用来治疗或治愈吞食电池，相反其是一种在等待其他药物干预期间减少某些受伤风险的方法。如果你看到孩子吞食电池，或甚至怀疑他们可能已经吞食电池，请带孩子前往医院。医院的医生会安排孩子接受X射线检查并制定最佳的治疗方案。、

来源：How Stuff Works    编辑&翻译：Sarah，译锐翻译