Man dies after being pulled into MRI machine while wearing metal chain: Police
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Source: ABC News
A 61-year-old man who suffered critical injuries after being pulled into an MRI machine while wearing a metal chain has died, police said Friday.
The incident occurred Wednesday afternoon at a medical building in Westbury, New York, according to the Nassau County Police Department.
Officers responded to Nassau Open MRI following a 911 call and were informed that the man "entered an unauthorized Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) room while the scan was in progress," the police department said in a statement.
"The male victim was wearing a large metallic chain around his neck causing him to be drawn into the machine which resulted in a medical episode," police said.
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He said "Take a long deep breath and imagine you're going to play "Very small casket deeply buried alive"
Jesus christ!
If you are worried about this accidentally happening to you, realize that under normal circumstances, there are many safeguards in place to prevent mishaps.
I can’t speak for these free-standing MRI outpatient clinics.
But as a retired medical coder who worked in the hospital environment for years, the levels of safety are numerous.
As a potential patient who will need to get an MRI, you are asked numerous questions to verify if you have any metal objects in your body or on your clothes. In some places, you are asked to change in to safe hospital provided garments with no metal. Women are told remove their bras. You take off rings and any other jewelry. In some places, they utilize metal detectors. If your fillings are an issue, it will be determined how to proceed. I thought fillings were made with non-metal components. Not sure about gold. It is metal tho! Right?
Now, continuing on with my scenario: As a casual person who accompanied the MRI patient, you would not be allowed anywhere near the suite. There is signage, humans and physical barriers like locked doors to limit unauthorized access.
I think this specific incident COULD have been because they didn’t have adequate safe guards to keep people out of the suite. But, I can’t say for sure. Once back up and running, I’m sure this free-standing clinic will be operating a tighter ship. Possibly with a few new staff to replace some staff who might have been let go. 
... including tiny post earrings, and a headband that had a metal staple in it. It's hard to believe this guy got anywhere near the MRI room wearing a metal chain. The metal invalidates the scan anyway.
