Man sucked into MRI machine while wearing large metal necklace dies
A man wearing a metal necklace has sadly died after being dragged into an MRI machine in a freak accident.
Before an MRI scan, patients are told to remove all jewellery and piercings to remain safe because the machine generates strong magnetic fields.
The tragic incident took place around 4.30pm local time on Wednesday, July 16 at the Nassau Open MRI on Old Country Road in Westbury, Nassau County police said.
Local cops were told a 61-year-old man had entered an MRI room where a scan was being performed, reports the Mirror.
Police said he was wearing a large metallic chain around his neck at the time of the incident which caused him to be pulled into the machine. That resulted in a "medical episode," according to police. No other details were immediately provided, reports NBC news.
The man, who has not yet been identified, was rushed to the hospital with critical injuries but he sadly died the next day, less than 24 hours after the horror incident. It is not clear if the man was a patient at the MRI center at the time of the incident or why he entered the room.
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One witness told CBS News the man had defied orders to stay out of the room after he heard his relative screaming from inside and got concerned.
MRI machines use intensely powerful magnets that can draw in metal objects, making it unsafe to bring metal of any kind near the machine. The magnetic field is always on, and even small objects can turn into projectiles.
Injuries can range from minor burns and cuts to severe wounds. No details were released on the nature of the injuries to the man in Wednesday's incident.
An investigation is ongoing into the circumstances, but police have said there is no criminality involved and it appears to have been an accident.
The Mirror has reached out Nassau Open MRI for comment but at the time of publication they had not responded.
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