The NYT reports.
UPDATE: The man died the next day.
July 18, 2025
"A man who entered an M.R.I. room during a scan in Westbury, N.Y., on Wednesday was pulled into the machine by his chain necklace..."
"... and was hospitalized in critical condition, the authorities said. The man, who is 61, was wearing a 'large metallic chain' around his neck... did not have authorization to enter the room, the authorities said...."
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Darwinian award winner of the day! Assuming he dies, of course.
Makes me wonder who wears steel jewelry? This would have made a great episode on that old show Mythbusters. If I have 'this' chain around the neck of this tackling dummy, how much force can it exert in a M.R.I. lab? Let's put this rope through it and pull it off with my bulldozer, using this strain gauge !
Things every male wants to see.
By the way I hope this poor slob makes it OK, but I do want to hear the rest of the story.
He was bling-dinged
Stupid is as stupid does.
I had to look up Flavor Flav's age, but he's 66 not 61.
A fool having a rendevouz with follow or you can'tfix stupid
I smell lawsuit!
But really, I want to see the chain that pulled him into the machine with enough force to critically injure him. How did it not simply break?
I wonder if he thought it was gold, and therefore non-conductive/magnetic.
How did it not simply break?
It weren't no DELICATE chain, that's for sure. Maybe he got it off an engine hoist.
Aretha Franklin - Chain Of Fools
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xroRNBvvF9M&ab_channel=Tcuploadable
Sucks for him
could be worse, like being sucked into a jet engine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XC1TCXyCqrg
Must have been a surprise for the original patient laying in the tube.
Man Sucked Into MRI Machine On Long Island Clinging To Life: Many sources ...
"The meaning of SUCK is to draw (something, such as liquid) into the mouth through a suction force produced by movements of the lips and tongue." ... "draw into the mouth by contracting the muscles of the lip and mouth to make a partial vacuum:" Many sources.
Sucking is not an activity that goes on in or around an MRI unless there is a milkshake handy. Tsk tsk NYT.
"The man ... did not have authorization to enter the room, the authorities said...."
Was the door locked?
9:36 AM
The Drill SGT said...
could be worse, like being sucked into a jet engine
**YouTube link**
You think I’m gonna click on THAT?!?!
When the guy wakes up:
Well, we have some good news and some bad news.
The good news is you're expected to fully recover from this unfortunate incident.
What's the bad news?
The MRI showed a suspicious mass in your scrotum.
I wonder if he thought
I think you can stop right there. He had no business in the MRI room regardless of what he was wearing.
I frequently worked in MRI suites. I was always wary of the scanner.
Doctor: "We have some good news, and some bad news"
Patient: "What's the good news?"
Doctor: "You've earned a free assay for your gold necklace."
Patient: "What's the bad news?"
They told me that I can never have an MRI because it would tear my defibrillator right out of my chest.
"For you are a magnet and I am steel"
The ‘M’ in MRI stands for “magnetic” and the field strength is 15,000 to 30,000 gauss. A refrigerator magnet is about 100 gauss, tops.
Looking on-line, this has happened at least a couple of times in India in the last decade, with one death.
He was somebody's slave with a thick chain and padlock around his neck and the Master ordered him into the room full well knowing what was going to happen... Go!
It's all about the writing prompts, professor.
I've had maybe a couple of dozen MRIs for various medical conditions since 2010. I got a cochlear implant in 2021 and also have a replacement tooth with a titanium stud. The MRI folks are very cautious about people with any metal in their bodies. MRI machines are very noisy. Now I like machinery and I sort of enjoy hearing (with ear plugs in) those giant magnets humping and thumping away. There's a lot of loose energy running around and over you and sometimes you get a bit warm--or "toasted". MRI chambers are not to be messed with. When the door to the chamber is closed--stay the heck out.
Fatal Attraction
I have a bunch of titanium screws in my skull, and they're safe for MRIs, but every time I go in, I think are they really? I know magnetism is magnetism, but I cannot help but worry that maybe there's some setting on the machine that will result in my grisly demise.
"...but every time I go in, I think are they really? "
I'd be thinking, 'are they really titanium?'
There were probably warning signs up all over letting people know not to go in that room with any metal. Plus, that must have been a really beefy necklace to do that.
Some people naturally are low functioning, special needs people. Some are just above that level but are expected to be contributing members of society. Some have impaired judgement due to alcohol, or other legal and prescription drug. Some are entitled narcissists with mental illnesses. Following rules is a problem for all these people. What a tragedy.
@ Big Mike
What is it that makes the loud noises MRIs are known for?
#2: Necklace? More like a choker.
The pounding noise emitted inside MRI machines is from the pulsation of the magnetic gradient coils and huge amounts of current are switched through them, causing them to shift/vibrate.
Personal trivia: I participated as an MRI clinical ‘guinea pig’ back in 1983 prior to productization. I was in the bore for 2 hours as they tried out different pulse protocols during a head scan. The pulsing was loud (they hadn’t developed any methods of noise reduction at that time), but after the first hour, I was able to doze off now and then.
Hoist by his own petard as it were. The moral here is for Democrats to not order full disclosure for the Epstein files. It's like Johnny Disco wandering around in an MRI room.
We are all equal under the law but we're not all on the same level. Some people don't understand that fundamental principle and want to blame someone else for what happens to them because they don't have the same results in life. Someone is probably running to see if they can sue the hospital for this accident.
I'm sure there are lots of signs prohibiting and warning people entering that area of the danger but these days half of high school graduates can't read, not to mention the literacy of drop outs. Probably less. It's a pity they don't see any value in education and reading but place a high value on bling. I can't help suspect that's what happened in this situation.
Yeah, bitch! Magnets! Oh!
I don’t think it’s funny, at all. We can all imagine scenarios where someone mistakenly enters without having been especially negligent. Maybe there was no sign. Maybe the sign wasn’t lighted up as it was supposed to be, or in a language the man didn’t understand. Maybe someone directed him to go down the hall to the first door on the left for the XRay department but he went past it by accident and entered into the second door. Or the door is always supposed to be locked if the machine is activated.
All systems will have potential weak points and sometimes the errors are fatal.
but after the first hour, I was able to doze off now and then.
I've had two brain scans. Both approximately 20 minutes. Fell asleep both times.
Does anybody know anything about getting an MRI with a pacemaker? My mom has a pacemaker, and they want an MRI. It sounds dangerous to me, but the physician's assistant seemed to think that there are ways around it.
Does anybody know anything about getting an MRI with a pacemaker?
Some pacers are MR-compatible, particularly those placed in recent years, while others are not. Likewise with morphine pumps, insulin pumps, heart valves, neurostimulators, and so on. The technologist running the machine has a frequently updated reference book showing which medical devices are compatible. You will need to check your mother's medical records to confirm the precise make and model of pacemaker that was implanted. The strength of the magnet may also be a factor they will take into consideration.
I was once scheduled for an MRI. Then, just before entering the tube, the tech said, "Hey, this guy has had cataract surgery". They asked what brand of lenses were used. I had no clue.
Turns out some brands of lenses, likely early ones, had little metal tabs holding them in place. Sounds like a very bad thing in an MRI machine. A very, VERY bad thing.
Turns out mine were OK.
thank you!
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