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Man dies after being pulled into MRI machine while wearing metal chain: Police (abcnews.go.com)
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A 61-year-old man who suffered critical injuries after being pulled into an MRI machine while wearing a metal chain has died, police said Friday.

The incident occurred Wednesday afternoon at a medical building in Westbury, New York, according to the Nassau County Police Department.

Officers responded to Nassau Open MRI following a 911 call and were informed that the man "entered an unauthorized Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) room while the scan was in progress," the police department said in a statement.

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[–] 10 points 1 year ago (8 children)

the man “entered an unauthorized Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) room while the scan was in progress,”

He didn't tell anybody anything. He wasn't supposed to be in there.

My guess is that someone forgot to lock the door. My question is, why isn't it an electronic lock that prevents operation of the machine if it's not locked?

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    why isn't it an electronic lock that prevents operation of the machine if it's not locked?

    Because that would throw the liability on the facility when the system inevitably failed, or was bypassed because the $1000 lock mechanism was preventing the $10m MRI from working.

    Much easier to slap up a couple of warning signs and tell people not to be dumb.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    I'm pretty sure that wouldn't protect their liability when everyone knows door locks exist.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

    Okay, say there's an emergency with the patient being scanned. The people getting scanned are usually very sick.

    Say the patient has a heart attack, or can't breathe, or something malfunctioned and caught on fire.

    What happens if the door malfunctions? Or the key is dropped/misplaced? Or any similar scenario occurs that delays help when seconds count?

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

    why isn't it an electronic lock that prevents operation of the machine if it's not locked?

    Why not make it simpler and make it a magnetic lock that simply locks the door by being pulled towards the machine? (With a mechanical override so you can get in if you really want to and have the key.)

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