Dr Ruth Barker

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Emergency Paediatrician; Director, Queensland Injury Surveillance Unit

Dr Ruth Barker is an emergency paediatrician and Director of the Queensland Injury Surveillance Unit. She combines her experience of patient ED presentations with emergency injury data to advocate for injury prevention through design, standards and legislative change.

Button batteries – Recognising occult ingestion

Recommendations to a variety of jurisdictions that targets regulators to stiffen up button battery standards

Button batteries – Recognising occult ingestion

Recommendations to a variety of jurisdictions that targets regulators to stiffen up button battery standards

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Emergency medicine, Women's health

Dr Ruth Barker

Emergency Paediatrician; Director, Queensland Injury Surveillance Unit

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Button batteries – Recognising occult ingestion

Recommendations to a variety of jurisdictions that targets regulators to stiffen up button battery standards

Button batteries – Recognising occult ingestion

Recommendations to a variety of jurisdictions that targets regulators to stiffen up button battery standards

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Dr Ruth Barker

Emergency Paediatrician; Director, Queensland Injury Surveillance Unit

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Button batteries – Recognising occult ingestion

Recommendations to a variety of jurisdictions that targets regulators to stiffen up button battery standards

Button batteries – Recognising occult ingestion

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