Man Dies After Being Pulled into Nassau MRI Machine
A tragic incident occurred at a Nassau County MRI center, where a man lost his life after being pulled into an MRI machine. The Nassau County Police Department has not yet released the name of the deceased. This is the second such fatality in New York related to MRI machines.
The incident took place at Nassau Open MRI while a scan was in progress. The man, wearing a metallic weight-training chain around his neck, was drawn into the machine's powerful magnetic field. His wife, Adrienne Jones-McAllister, witnessed the event. Despite suffering heart attacks after being freed, he later succumbed to his injuries.
This is not an isolated incident. In 2001, a 6-year-old boy died after an oxygen tank was pulled into an MRI chamber in New York. The family of the boy settled a lawsuit for $2.9 million. In the recent case, the man's wife had discussed the chain with the technician, who was aware of its presence.
The strong magnetic force of MRI machines can exert powerful forces on magnetizable objects, as seen in this tragic incident. The Nassau County Police Department is yet to grant permission to publish the name of the deceased. This serves as a reminder of the potential dangers of MRI machines and the importance of removing all metallic objects before entering the scan area.
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