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Four trips to hospital in three weeks, a misdiagnosis and a preventable death. A button battery was inside Isabella Rees for almost three weeks before the toddler died. So why were her symptoms mistaken for a virus?
This week on Australian Story is “Sisters in Arms” which profiles two mothers who campaigned for safety regulations on button batteries. Button batteries lurk inside many seemingly harmless household items from musical birthday cards to remote controls to stuffed toys. To an adult they’re just a battery but to a small child their shiny appearance can be fascinating. And potentially lethal. For emergency paediatrician Ruth Barker, the dangers of button batteries are a dirty industry secret. “Button batteries are really like cockroaches in our houses. They’re everywhere,” she says....
One Washington large group speech entry has advanced to the state contest following the district contest they held for themselves Thursday night. As district contests are not being held traditionally at host schools because of COVID-19, Washington High School hired their own judge for their improv, musical theatre, and short film entries. The musical theatre performance of “Title of Show” received a division I rating and advanced to state, featuring students Hannah Rees, Kevin Flannery, Quinn Wubbena, and Bailey Rees. Improv and short film both received division II ratings. Large Group S...