Two year old girl tragically died two days after Christmas

A 2-year-old girl died tragically just two days after Christmas. A terrible reminder to always check your kids toys.

Brianna Florer died at a hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Her cause of death is believed to be a button battery that she swallowed, which was seen in an X-ray of the child’s body.

“They operated on her for 2½ hours, but they couldn’t stop the bleeding,” said maternal grandfather Kent Vice. “They believed the battery ate through to her carotid artery by way of her esophagus.”

brianna

The official autopsy report is pending and the results could take months.

“One minute she is perfect, and the next minute she is dead,” Vice said.

Brianna had an older brother and 2 older sisters who are devastated by her loss.

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— FOX 11 Los Angeles (@FOXLA) January 1, 2016

A sad reminder on how important it is to keep track of all those new Christmas toys that may contain batteries.
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17 Comments

- - coastalkaryn said
  - 10 Feb 2016
    3:47 pm
this is incredibly sad – I am sure she is a beautiful angel now xxx

- - june11 said
  - 06 Jan 2016
    9:12 pm
A tragedy that could have been prevented if the toys were constructed and the battery cover secured very tightly. They only thing I consider that should have button batteries is watches

- - Jodes said
  - 05 Jan 2016
    6:55 pm
I am so scared of this happening. I feel sssooo sick just reading this. I can’t believe this is still happening after so many kids dying from
This already, it’s just not right. How do we stop this now. Everything these days have bloody batteries in them. Maybe kids toys should only be allowed to have large batteries that can’t be consumed…

- - aprilb1 said
  - 05 Jan 2016
    3:38 pm
This is so sad, they need to ban those type of batteries in kids toys as so many people aren’t even aware how dangerous they are

- - crystalangela said
  - 04 Jan 2016
    10:13 pm
How tragic. I never knew how bad those things could be. Note to self, buy books for christmas.

- - mom169867 said
  - 04 Jan 2016
    8:29 pm
That is so sad…. i never realized batteries where so dangerous till i saw a story very close to this one. .. my prays go out to the family

- - mom94125 said
  - 04 Jan 2016
    5:43 pm
that is so sad. poor little girl. my gosh, i hope that she didn’t suffer. wow so sad for this poor family.

- - Mummytoabeautifulprincess said
  - 04 Jan 2016
    4:52 pm
How incredibly heartbreaking for this family. RIP baby girl.

- - pakeko said
  - 04 Jan 2016
    3:21 pm
So sad for this angel and her family. There are so many silent killers in the household it is hard to be aware of them all.

- - mom83712 said
  - 04 Jan 2016
    1:24 pm
So heartbreaking thoughts are with her family rip little angle.

- - mom90758 said
  - 04 Jan 2016
    12:35 pm
Oh! Poor little one! So sad for this beautiful little girl!

- - mum4107 said
  - 04 Jan 2016
    12:33 pm
This makes me so sad. Please everyone mmake sure everything you own that contains button batteries, have them securely locked in place so kids can’t access them. Toys with button batteries that arent secured away should be banned

- - taynik46 said
  - 04 Jan 2016
    12:29 pm
oh what a sad story my heart breaks for her family.

- - BellaB said
  - 04 Jan 2016
    12:08 pm
This Keeps happening… So scary, because it’s so easy to have an accident like this.

- - mom103920 said
  - 04 Jan 2016
    10:40 am
Some years ago my Mum made me aware of this danger after the death of another toddler in Australia from swallowing one of these button batteries. They eat away so quickly even before you realise it is a possibility and they are not only in toys. Deepest condolences to the family.