An MRI machine is seen in Pittsburgh. Police in New York’s Nassau County are investigating the demise of a 61-year-old man who was injured after he was pulled into an MRI machine this week.
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Police are investigating a person’s demise after he was pulled right into a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machine earlier this week.
The 61-year-old man was sporting a “massive metallic chain” when he entered an MRI room on Wednesday at Nassau Open MRI in Westbury, N.Y., whereas a scan was in progress, the Nassau County Police Division stated.
The chain brought about the person to be “drawn into the machine which resulted in a medical episode” and he died from his accidents the subsequent day, police additionally stated.
NPR reached out to Nassau Open MRI in Westbury for touch upon Saturday however has not acquired a response.
An MRI scan can create a “sturdy, static magnetic discipline” that creates bodily hazards, says the Meals and Drug Administration (FDA), which regulates MRI security. This could entice and “pull on” magnetic objects akin to cell telephones, keys and oxygen tanks that may injure sufferers and medical professionals in the event that they develop into projectiles, the company says.
“Cautious screening of individuals and objects coming into the MR surroundings is essential to make sure nothing enters the magnet space which will develop into a projectile,” in accordance with the FDA.
