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Article Information Sheet (AIS)
Extinguishing Media
Required for all sizes of lithium coin batteries: Keep away from children. If swallowed,
consult a physician immediately.
6. Fire Hazard & Firefighting
Battery Safety Standards & Testing Duracell lithium coin cell batteries meet the requirements of ANSI C18. 3M Part 2 and IEC
60086-4. These standards specify tests and requirements for alkaline batteries to ensure
safe operation under normal use and reasonably foreseeable misuse. The test regimes
assess three conditions of safety. These are:
1-Intended use simulation: Partial use, vibration, thermal shock, and mechanical shock
2-Reasonably foreseeable misuse: Incorrect installation, external short-circuit, free fall
(user-drop), over-discharge, and crush
3-Design consideration: Thermal abuse, mold stress
Precautionary Statements CAUTION: Keep batteries away from children. If swallowed, consult a physician at once.
For information on treatment, within North America call [phone] collect.
Ingestion may lead to serious injury or death. Cell can explode or leak if heated,
disassembled, shorted, recharged, exposed to fire or high temperature or inserted
incorrectly. Keep in original package until ready to use. Do not carry batteries loose in
your pocket or purse.
Exposure to contents inside the sealed battery will not occur unless the battery leaks, is
exposed to high temperatures, or is mechanically abused.
First Aid - If swallowed
First Aid - Eye Contact
Batteries may rupture or leak if involved in a fire.
Use any extinguishing media appropriate for the surrounding area. For incipient
(beginning) fires, carbon dioxide extinguishers or copious amounts of water are effective
in cooling burning lithium metal batteries. If fire progresses to where lithium metal is
exposed (deep red flames), use a Class D extinguisher suitable for lithium metal.
Fire Hazard
Ingestion/Small Parts Warning
Normal Conditions of Use
Note to Physician
First Aid - Skin Contact
First Aid - Inhalation
Remove contaminated clothing and flush skin with running water for at least 15 minutes.
Seek medical attention if irritation persists.
Contents of leaking battery may be irritating to respiratory passages. Move to fresh air.
Seek medical attention if irritation persists.
Cell Ingestion: Batteries lodged in the esophagus should be removed immediately since
leakage, caustic burns and perforation can occur as soon as two hours after ingestion.
Irritation to the internal/external mouth areas may occur following exposure to a leaking
battery. Published reports recommend removal from the esophagus should be done
endoscopically (under direct visualization). Batteries beyond the esophagus need not be
retrieved unless there are signs of injury to the GI tract or a large diameter battery fails to
pass the pylorus. If asymptomatic, follow-up x-rays are necessary only to confirm the
passage of larger batteries. Confirmation by stool inspection is preferable under most
circumstances. For information on treatment, call the NATIONAL BATTERY INGESTION
HOTLINE @ [phone] collect, day or night (USA calls only).
DO NOT GIVE IPECAC. Do not induce vomiting. Seek medical attention immediately. USA:
CALL NATIONAL BATTERY INGESTION HOTLINE @ [phone] COLLECT, DAY OR
NIGHT. If mouth area irritation or burning has occurred, rinse mouth and surrounding
area with tepdi water for at least 15 minutes..
Flush with running water for at least 30 minutes. Seek medical attention immediately.
5. Health & Safety
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