Loots, Donovan P.Du Toit-Prinsloo, LorraineSaayman, Gert2016-08-082015-12Loots, DP, Du Toit Prinsloo, L & Saayman, G 2015, 'Disk battery ingestion : a rare cause of perforation of the brachiocephalic artery', Forensic Science Medicine and Pathology, vol. 11, no. 4, pp. 614-617.1547-769X (print)1556-2891 (online)10.1007/s12024-015-9706-4http://hdl.handle.net/2263/56241A previously healthy 2 year old female toddler was brought to the emergency department with a history of severe hematemesis. Posterior-Anterior (PA) and lateral chest radiographs demonstrated a round radio-opaque object (approximately the size of a U.S. quarter coin) in the esophagus (figure 1). A pediatric surgeon was consulted for endoscopic removal of the foreign body, but the child’s condition deteriorated rapidly and despite full resuscitative efforts, the child demised before the foreign object could be removed.en© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015. The original publication is available at http://link.springer.comjournal/12024.Disc battery ingestionRare causePerforationBrachiocephalic arteryHealth sciences articles SDG-03SDG-03: Good health and well-beingPostprint Article