Meningitis inquest

A leading consultant has said that a paramedic treating a young child who later died from meningitis should have recognised she was seriously ill. Two-year-old Georgia Keeling from Norwich died in August 2009. Paramedic Patricia Perfect examined her and diagnosed swine flu instead of meningitis.

• UK
• Meningitis
• Georgia Keeling

The East of England Ambulance service has admitted there were shortcomings in the case of a 2 year old girl from Norfolk who died from meningitis.

The parents of Georgia Keeling had been wrongly told she was suffering from swine flu.

• UK
• Meningitis
• Georgia Keeling