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Daily Mirror
2 days ago
- Health
- Daily Mirror
MRI scanner death: Daughter reveals desperate struggle to save dad sucked into machine
Keith McAllister, 61, died after being dragged in by his necklace after he answered his wife's request for help as she looked on in horror while the machine 'snatched him' The family of a man who died after being sucked into an MRI machine frantically tried to free him for almost an hour. Keith McAllister, 61, died after being pulled in wearing a 9kg weight-training chain around his neck while his wife was undergoing a scan. He suffered fatal injuries in the freak accident while his wife Adrienne Jones-McAllister's knee was being examined at Nassau Open MRI in Long Island, New York last week. She had called out to her husband for assistance before he was drawn into the machine due to the chain around his neck. The powerful magnetic force generated by the MRI scanner hauled Mr McAllister into the apparatus, resulting in what police described as a 'medical episode.' He was left in a critical condition and rushed to hospital. Ms Jones-McAllister said her husband suffered a series of heart attacks after being freed from the machine and he was later pronounced dead. His daughter Samantha Bodden has now revealed new details about what led to her father's death. In the GoFundMe page set up to support the family with burial costs, she wrote: "While my mother was laying on the table, the technician left the room to get her husband to help her off the table. He forgot to inform him to take the chain he was wearing from around his neck off when the magnet sucked him in. "My mother and the tech tried for several minutes to release him before the police were called. He was attached to the machine for almost an hour before they could release the chain from the machine." She then clarified: "Several news stations are saying he wasn't authorized to be in the room when in fact he was because the technician went and brought him into the room." Paying tribute to her dad, she added: "Keith was a husband, a father, a stepfather, a grandfather, a brother, and an uncle. He was a friend to many. He was on a fixed income from social security and didn't have much. So at this time, my mother is asking for help with expenses to help bury him." Ms Jones-McAllister detailed how her husband entered the scanning room still wearing the heavy metal chain he regularly used for weight training. "I yelled out Keith's name, [shouting] Keith, come help me up," she said. "I saw the machine snatch him around and pull him into the machine," she said through tears. "He died, he lost, he went limp in my arms." MRI, or Magnetic Resonance Imaging, is a non-invasive medical imaging technique that uses powerful magnets and radio waves to produce detailed images of the body's internal structures. The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering warns that the magnetic field generated by an MRI is strong enough to pull ferromagnetic objects with deadly force. "Very powerful forces are exerted on objects made of iron, some steels, and other magnetic materials," it says, noting the field can be 'strong enough to fling a wheelchair across the room'. MRI-related accidents are rare but can prove fatal when they do occur and this is not the first such incident in New York. In 2001, six-year-old Michael Colombini was killed at the Westchester Medical Centre when an oxygen tank was pulled into an MRI chamber by the machine's 10-ton electromagnet.
Daily Record
2 days ago
- Health
- Daily Record
Man dragged to death in MRI scanner was wearing 9kg chain around neck
Keith McAllister entered the room to come to his wife's assistance when the tragedy unfolded. A man who tragically died after being pulled into an MRI machine was wearing a 9kg weight-training chain around his neck while his wife was undergoing a scan, officials have revealed. According to local cops, Keith McAllister, 61, entered the MRI room at Nassau Open MRI in Long Island, New York, while his wife's knee was being examined. The man's wife, Adrienne Jones-McAllister, said she had called out to her husband for assistance when the incident unfolded. "I yelled out Keith's name, [shouting] Keith, come help me up," she said. Ms Jones-McAllister recounted how her husband entered the scanning room still wearing the heavy metal chain he regularly used for weight training, reports the Mirror. "I saw the machine snatch him around and pull him into the machine," she said through tears. "He died, he lost, he went limp in my arms." The powerful magnetic force generated by the MRI scanner drew McAllister into the machine by the chain, resulting in what police described as a 'medical episode.' Keith was left in a critical condition and rushed to hospital. Ms Jones-McAllister said her husband suffered a series of heart attacks after being freed from the machine, and was later pronounced dead. MRI, or Magnetic Resonance Imaging, is a non-invasive medical imaging technique that uses powerful magnets and radio waves to produce detailed images of internal structures within the body. Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community! Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today. You'll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland. No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team. All you have to do is click here if you're on mobile, select 'Join Community' and you're in! If you're on a desktop, simply scan the QR code above with your phone and click 'Join Community'. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose 'exit group'. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice. The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering warns that the magnetic field generated by an MRI machine is strong enough to pull ferromagnetic objects with deadly force. "Very powerful forces are exerted on objects made of iron, some steels, and other magnetic materials," it says, noting the field can be 'strong enough to fling a wheelchair across the room'. MRI-related accidents are rare but can prove fatal when they do occur. However, this is not the first such incident in New York. In 2001, Michael Colombini, 6, was killed at the Westchester Medical Centre when an oxygen tank was pulled into an MRI chamber by the machine's 10-ton electromagnet.
Irish Independent
3 days ago
- Health
- Irish Independent
Weight-lifter killed after being sucked into MRI machine while wife underwent scan
Keith McAllister (61), who was a weight-lifter, entered a medical room at the Nassau Open MRI clinic when his wife called out to him as she received a scan of her knee. The machine's strong magnetic force pulled him in by the 9kg metal weight-training chain around his neck, Nassau County police said. His wife, Adrienne Jones-McAllister said she had called out her husband's name to get him to help her off the table. He died, he lost, he went limp in my arms She told News 12 Long Island: 'I yelled out Keith's name, [shouting] Keith, come help me up. I saw the machine snatch him around and pull him into the machine. He died, he lost, he went limp in my arms.' She said the technician helped her try to pull her husband off the machine, but it was impossible. Her husband suffered a series of heart attacks after he was freed from the MRI machine before being pronounced dead. Mrs Jones-McAllister said it was not the first time the couple had visited Nassau Open MRI on Long Island and the medical technician was aware of the chain. 'That was not the first time that guy has seen that chain. They had a conversation about it before,' she said. Mr McAllister was taken to hospital with critical injuries after the incident but died the next day. Police said the accident, which occurred last Wednesday, 'resulted in a medical episode' after an 'unauthorised' entrance into the medical examination. ADVERTISEMENT The magnetic fields of an MRI machine exert 'very powerful forces' on objects made of iron, some steels and other magnetic materials, according to the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering. The forces are so strong they could fling a wheelchair across the room. MRI machine magnets can also erase credit cards, destroy phones and shut down pacemakers. The machines produce an image of a person's soft tissue that allow doctors to look for abnormalities, such as tumours or damage to internal organs. MRI accidents are rare but can be fatal. It was not the first New York death to result from an MRI machine. In 2001, a six-year-old child from Croton-on-Hudson was killed at the Westchester Medical Centre when an oxygen tank flew into the chamber, drawn in by the MRI's 10-tonne electromagnet. In 2010, records filed in Westchester County revealed that the family settled a lawsuit for $2.9m. MRI machines are designed to find ailments in the body using powerful magnets. The magnets create a magnetic field which is used in scanning bodies. New York's Department of Health said it was reviewing the incident.
Daily Mirror
4 days ago
- Health
- Daily Mirror
Man dragged to death in MRI scanner wearing 9kg weight-training chain on neck
According to Nassau County Police, Keith McAllister, 61, entered the MRI room at Nassau Open MRI in Long Island, New York, while his wife's knee was being examined A man who died after being pulled into an MRI machine was wearing a 9kg weight-training chain around his neck while his wife was undergoing a scan, officials have revealed. According to Nassau County Police, Keith McAllister, 61, entered the MRI room at Nassau Open MRI in Long Island, New York, while his wife's knee was being examined. His wife, Adrienne Jones-McAllister, said she had called out to her husband for assistance when the incident unfolded. "I yelled out Keith's name, [shouting] Keith, come help me up," she said. Ms Jones-McAllister recounted how her husband entered the scanning room still wearing the heavy metal chain he regularly used for weight training. "I saw the machine snatch him around and pull him into the machine," she said through tears. "He died, he lost, he went limp in my arms." The powerful magnetic force generated by the MRI scanner drew McAllister into the machine by the chain, resulting in what police described as a 'medical episode.' He was left in a critical condition and rushed to hospital. Ms Jones-McAllister said her husband suffered a series of heart attacks after being freed from the machine. He was later pronounced dead. MRI, or Magnetic Resonance Imaging, is a non-invasive medical imaging technique that uses powerful magnets and radio waves to produce detailed images of the body's internal structures. The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering warns that the magnetic field generated by an MRI is strong enough to pull ferromagnetic objects with deadly force. "Very powerful forces are exerted on objects made of iron, some steels, and other magnetic materials," it says, noting the field can be 'strong enough to fling a wheelchair across the room'. MRI-related accidents are rare but can prove fatal when they do occur. This is not the first such incident in New York. In 2001, six-year-old Michael Colombini was killed at the Westchester Medical Centre when an oxygen tank was pulled into an MRI chamber by the machine's 10-ton electromagnet.
Ammon
5 days ago
- Health
- Ammon
Man wearing a chain necklace pulled into MRI machine
Ammon News - A man was pulled into an MRI machine in New York after he walked into the room wearing a large chain necklace, police said. The man, 61, had entered an MRI room while a scan was underway Wednesday afternoon at Nassau Open MRI. The machine's strong magnetic force drew him in by his metallic necklace, according to the Nassau County Police Department. Police said the incident 'resulted in a medical episode' that left the man hospitalized in critical condition. Authorities did not release his name and did not have an update on the man's condition on Friday. MRI machines 'employ a strong magnetic field' that 'exerts very powerful forces on objects of iron, some steels, and other magnetizable objects,' according to the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, which says the units are 'strong enough to fling a wheelchair across the room.' AP
