Died during an MRI scanner: this news item recalls the importance of precautions to take

When it comes to safety instructions to be observed around advanced technological elements, some are more important than others. When a doctor or a nurse asks to withdraw all the metallic elements (jewelry, watches, piercings …) before approaching an MRI device (magnetic resonance imaging) for example, you must listen and comply without hesitation. This is unequivocally emphasizing the sad news of the day.

“”The machine pulled it inward“”

This took place in Westbury in the United States on July 16. During his wife’s knee exam, a 61 -year -old man entered the examination room while wearing a 9 kg bodybuilding chain. While a technician would have asked him to approach to help him raise his wife at the request of the latter, the man was then attracted inside the machine. Seriously injured and suffering from several heart attacks, he will eventually succumb to the accident shortly after.

As rare as it is, this news item therefore highlights the power of such machines. The National Institute of Biomedical Imagery and Bio-Engineering also recalls: “An MRI machine is powerful enough to project a wheelchair through a room.“In the past, it is in particular oxygen bottles that have killed patients when using an MRI machine.

This medical equipment remains nevertheless a must to carry out essential examinations, in particular to analyze the anatomy of the organs without intrusion. Loads to patients, but also for caregivers, to be vigilant to avoid accidents.