Man With Large Metal Necklace Critically Injured By MRI Machine

MAN WALKS INTO A ROOM WITH A RUNNING MRI MACHINE WEARING A LARGE METAL NECKLACE

I’ve had the odd MRI a couple of times, and even did a CAT scan once. All in all, they’re pretty innocuous processes. Unless, that is, you have a problem with tight spaces, especially if you have to have your whole body down the chute. But with MRI machines, there’s a reason there are signs saying no jewelry everywhere. And before you even get close to that, every medical staffer you talk to will tell you to remove absolutely all metal jewelry (especially Prince Alberts). But one New York man didn’t seem to know or remember and was critically injured just walking into the room with an MRI machine in a scan. He was wearing a large metal necklace.

61-YEAR-OLD NEW YORK MAN ENDED UP HOSPITALIZED WITH CRITICAL INJURIES

The totally avoidable misadventure happened at Nassau Open MRI in Westbury, New York. The 61-year-old has not been identified. But the powerful magnetic force of the MRI machine mid-scan immediately pulled him into the machine when he entered the room wearing a large, metal chain necklace. I can’t imagine any injuries from being forcefully garroted by an invisible force would be minor. And that certainly seems to be the case for this poor man, who had a “medical episode” and ended up hospitalized in critical condition.

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AN MRI MACHINE HAS ENOUGH MAGNETIC POWER TO THROW A WHEELCHAIR WITH FORCE

So if you happen to be in the proximity of, or even in an MRI machine in the coming months and decades, remember this. And don’t dismiss the instructions of medical staff or all the large-lettered warning signs telling you in no uncertain terms to remove all metal of any kind from your person. Before getting near of in one of these powerful MRI machines. Think of it this way. A single MRI machine has enough magnetic power to instantly toss a wheelchair across a room. And a metal necklace localized on a single person’s neck will adjust that mass to devastating effect.

And let’s not forget the odd Prince Albert piercing, either.