HSE and GP apologise for toddler's treatment after he swallowed button battery

It was claimed if a chest x-ray had taken place the presence of a button battery would have been identified

On August 3, 2018, Aaron Sikorski was referred to the hospital by his GP. Following a review he was found to have a wheeze and a chest x-ray showed a foreign body.

The HSE and a GP have apologised to the mother of a six-year-old boy for the treatment her young son received after he swallowed a button battery.

Aaron Sikorski was only 13 months old when he swallowed the battery while playing at home but the High Court heard it was nine-and-a-half days before a chest x-ray was carried out despite visits to his GP and the A&E department of Galway University Hospital.