What an unfortunate chain of events
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I get MRIs on a pretty regular basis, so here are my thoughts.
First off, the door to the MRI room automatically locks. I'm pretty sure that there's even a sign or an instruction they give that if I squeeze the emergency ball that I need help or need out, there will be a small delay to open the door. I have typically gone to large facilities and hospitals though so maybe these small "open MRI" places don't have the same rules and policies.
Second, yes it is made very very clear how you should not take in metal, on or inside you. Even if you've already done it 10 times, you're going through the questions and checklist.
And finally, even if there are no people around and all doors are unlocked, there are also signs that make it very clear that the magnet is always on.
The language here is really confusing and the link to the police statement is broken for me. When they say and unauthorized MRI room do they mean he was unauthorized to enter or something about the MRI room being unauthorized, like a backroom dodgy deal sort of thing?
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"entered an unauthorized Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) room while the scan was in progress,"
This sentence produces questions. Was the MRI room really unauthorized? Or did the man enter without authorization?
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That's a hell of a chain. I'd be interested to see how big it was and what his injuries were
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Dumb ass. This happens every now and then and it's always from morons not being able to follow very basic instructions and assuming they know better than the hospital who owns the big dangerous piece of equipment.
Pure gold will heat up according to my reading, but won't be pulled in.
What if he thought or told people it was pure gold and it would be fine but it was just a plated steel chain?
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How is a random person able to walk into an MRI room, especially with the MRI machine in progress? Hasn't anyone heard of door locks there?
We invented magic force fields that attract certain metals. The power was always in the universe; we just had to discover and learn how to harness it. We can see inside your mind with it. But if you don't do exactly as I say, it can kill you. So, are you absolutely sure you don't have anything, and I mean anything, that is metal?
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They check your nipples, penis, vagina, belly button and ears for rings. Specially rings attached to them, which could be potentially awful to see after the MRI.
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