Boy left with fear of needles after medics searched inside him for missing catheter tip

The boy had to have X-rays, an ECG, echocardiogram, and CT pulmonary angiography as medics tried to locate the missing piece

After the incident, the boy later developed a needle phobia but he still required weekly injections for his skin condition. File photo: iStock

A young boy who ended up with a phobia for needles after a part of an IV cannula went missing during his treatment — which led to him undergoing investigations in case it was inside him — has settled his High Court action for €60,000.

Sam Mooney was seven years of age when he had to have X-rays, an ECG, echocardiogram, and CT pulmonary angiography as medics tried to locate the missing piece, his counsel Esther Earley BL told the High Court.