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[quote=Anonymous]I have the answer :!: :!: :!: :!: I actually saw a medical program that discussed the risks of popcorn. The kernels are not the problem. The problem is that the popped corn itself is so lightweight that it can be easily sucked right into a child's windpipe directly into their lung. They actually won't even choke that much because the thing goes straight through the airway. The biggest concern is that this can happen without the child or parents knowing it. The child now has a piece of popcorn literally sitting in their lung. After a few days the infection called aspiration pnemonia kicks in and this is a life threatening condition. If the popcorn isn't surgically removed from the child's lung they will die. Sadly sometimes it's not discovered until it's too late. If it is discovered the risks from the infection and lung surgery are still huge and the child still may not survive. [/quote]
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