A 61-year-old man died after a metal chain around his neck was pulled into an MRI machine at a Long Island imaging center.
Police say Keith McCallister entered the MRI room to assist a patient despite warnings from a technician not to go inside.
Investigators are reviewing safety protocols as experts stress the life-threatening risks posed by MRI machines’ powerful magnets.
The man reportedly entered the MRI room at Nassau Open MRI Wednesday afternoon to help a patient despite being advised not to by a technician.
The metal chain around his neck was pulled into the machine’s powerful magnetic field, triggering what police called a “medical episode.” He was rushed to a hospital in critical condition and later died.
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