<div><p>When Emmett Rauch started coughing up blood, his parents clearly knew something was wrong. </p><p>Karla and Michael tried so hard to baby-proof their house, but they missed one thing: the DVD remote.</p><p>After Emmett's first birthday, his parents noticed he was getting very lethargic and feverish so they took him to the doctor, who said Emmett had a common cold. A few days later, he was coughing up blood. </p><p>Little Emmett was rushed to the ER, where he had many tests and X-rays done to figure out what was happening. That's when the doctors figured it out. </p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/Capturebattery-3.PNG" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/Capturebattery-3_GH_content_550px.PNG 550w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>WWJD</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p>Emmett had swallowed a small battery from the DVD remote and it had gotten lodged in his throat. </p><p>Doctors were able to remove the battery, but things went from bad to worse: the battery had started leaking, and Emmett's trachea and been severely burned. Over the course of 5 years, Emmett needed 65 surgeries, along with hours of speech, physical, and occupational therapy. </p><p>Karla and Michael are hoping their story will shed light on the danger of batteries.</p><div><div><div><amp-youtube height="9" width="16" layout="responsive" data-videoid="ybpWTcyR-6w"></amp-youtube></div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p></div>