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[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That's nothing. Remember the guy who brought his gun with him and the machine helped him shoot himself?

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 11 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

What does it mean to have a "series of heart attacks"

Anyway I wouldn't wish this on anybody. It is also terrible for the wife who had to watch her husband die.

Edit:

Better source: https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/20/health/mri-machine-death-long-island

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[–] Tudsamfa@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Carrying a 9kg necklace seems a bit silly. Though I suppose "for weight training" could just as well mean something medical, like needing to build up muscle mass after an operation.

What I need to know is: how is a man that was "not supposed to be in the room" specifically getting fetched by a technician to go into the room? I would have said "do not go past the antechamber" a dozen times on the way there. Did the wife calling out to him just turn off his brain, did the technician fail to inform him, or did they both not realise the metallic necklace was on him?

[–] Tudsamfa@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (6 children)

After reading another article: nope, necklace was just a huge locket on a chain. And the wife said "Keith, Keith, come help me up" which sound to me like:

  • wife was making a big fuss for no good reason (might have had a reason according to a 3rd article)
  • husband obeyed as any good husband would
  • technician didn't inform the husband that his wife would be carted out of the MRI room and failed to react fast enough

If I was married and a bit dumber, I could probably also be lured to my death with my name being called out twice in that fashion. Really depends how good the signage was and how well the husband was informed.

[–] MangoCats@feddit.it 6 points 1 week ago

They have extensive screening and education and safeguard procedures, for the patients. I'm guessing hubby skipped (probably wasn't even offered) all those and just dashed in the door when called. Tech still should have put hubby through "the talk" if he was anywhere close to the door to the room.

MRI is one of the most sci-fi come to life technologies most people are likely to encounter in their lives. Superconducting magnets are about as non-intuitive as it gets, once they get you past the point of your ability to resist the force, there's no recovery - you're going faster and faster until the metal hits the housing. There have been multiple accidents with steel oxygen cylinders - for the obvious reason: they're so common in the environment where MRIs are used, and it's no small feat to get the cylinder removed.

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[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 6 points 1 week ago

hes going to have neck problems if he had lived, 20lbs on the neck will cause spinal deformities, and disc disease.

[–] obsolete@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

He didn't see the new Final Destination movie.

[–] Eyekaytee@aussie.zone 10 points 1 week ago (4 children)

that’s terrible :(

i assume he must have thought because the machine was off it wasn’t an issue

and died of a heart attack as well damn

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[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

RIP Mr T.

That's some Final Destination shit right there.

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[–] miss_demeanour@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 week ago

9kg-metal necklace

Did he drag his knuckles?

As if my claustrophobia wasn't enough reason to irrationally strongly dislike the idea of needing to get an MRI again...

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