Girl who choked on popcorn as toddler, suffering brain damage, settles case for €3.1m

A toddler who was rushed to hospital choking on a popcorn kernel later sustained brain damage after she was misdiagnosed with croup cough and the kernel was not removed for three days.

Girl who choked on popcorn as toddler, suffering brain damage, settles case for €3.1m

By Ann O'Loughlin

A toddler who was rushed to hospital choking on a popcorn kernel later sustained brain damage after she was misdiagnosed with croup cough and the kernel was not removed for three days.

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