Patient escapes injury as MRI ‘sucks up’ wheelchair
An MRI suite in China may have become the scene of a near-tragedy. According to numerous reports, the machine’s magnetic field “sucked up” a patient’s wheelchair like a vacuum cleaner.
The UK’s Daily Mail is among the outlets reporting that the patient wasn’t hurt—and that the patient’s family isn’t on the hook for a possible repair bill since the scanner is still under warranty.
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Dave P. has worked in journalism, marketing and public relations for more than 30 years, frequently concentrating on hospitals, healthcare technology and Catholic communications. He has also specialized in fundraising communications, ghostwriting for CEOs of local, national and global charities, nonprofits and foundations.