A 61-year-old man was magnetically pulled into an MRI machine while wearing a metal chain at Nassau Open MRI in New York. The incident occurred while a scan was in progress, leading to a medical emergency that left him in critical condition. Police confirmed the man was not a patient and was accompanying another individual. Investigators ruled out criminality, determining the event to be an accident. Medical professionals emphasized the importance of safety protocols in preventing such incidents, warning of potential injuries.
Nassau County Police say that the victim was not a patient and was there with someone else. The investigation is ongoing, but police say there is no criminality involved and it appears to be an accident.
At nearby North Shore University Hospital, medical professionals said they were shocked, and that rigorous safety protocols should be in place to avoid attracting metal objects.
If this was a chain that was wrapped around the neck, I could imagine any kind of strangulation injuries that could happen, asphyxiation, cervical spine injuries if the patient was slammed against the MRI, you know, any kind of blunt force trauma that we can think about could happen.
Officials say the incident caused a medical episode and the man was rushed to a local hospital in critical condition.
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