Another one to add to my library of images of things stuck to magnets!
Incident purportedly from the past week, so not a 'long, long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away' scenario, but something happening now!
I’m looking for any standards that exist (and are accessible) for exposure to magnetic fields (to be used for MRI environments).
I’m looking for any occupational / public safety standards with criteria for magnetic field strength of a static field, as well as induced current safety standards for oscillating or piled magnetic fields.
Thank you for any help you can offer.
In February of 2023, a nurse got pinned against and MRI by an ICU bed that was magnetically attracted to it. The first that it made local news was eight months later, in October of that year, when KTVU picked it up.
I'm working on a multi-part investigative piece on this accident, and I'm hoping to find additional sources who would be willing to share information on any of the following elements:
If you have information on any of the above, or any other details that you think are particularly interesting about this accident, I invite you to reply or DM me.
I'm interested in your information whether you want to provide the information 'off the record' (I can't use the information from you directly in the story, but I can use it point me in a direction to get the information from another source, which I can use in the story), 'on background' (I can use the information in the story, but not attribute it to you as the source), or 'fully sourced' (I can use the information in the story and say that it came from you).
Thank you.
In February of 2023, a nurse got pinned against and MRI by an ICU bed that was magnetically attracted to it. The first that it made local news was eight months later, in October of that year, when KTVU picked it up.
I'm working on a multi-part investigative piece on this accident, and I'm hoping to find additional sources who would be willing to share information on any of the following elements:
If you have information on any of the above, or any other details that you think are particularly interesting about this accident, I invite you to reply or DM me.
I'm interested in your information whether you want to provide the information 'off the record' (I can't use the information from you directly in the story, but I can use it point me in a direction to get the information from another source, which I can use in the story), 'on background' (I can use the information in the story, but not attribute it to you as the source), or 'fully sourced' (I can use the information in the story and say that it came from you).
Thank you.
25 years ago from right now... July 27th, 2001, there was a 6-year-old boy, Michael Colombini, pictured, being wheeled from his patient room in Westchester Medical Center down for an MRI. A fall on a playground a few days earlier had revealed a brain tumor that very well could have taken his life when it became symptomatic in adulthood. But he had immediate brain surgery that was successful, and now the boy would live a long, healthy life. The only thing standing between the boy and discharge from the hospital was a baseline MRI against which future scans would be compared to look for recurrence.
But through a series of errors, this simple baseline MRI turned into the single most well known MRI exam in the world.
Inside the MRI scanner room it appears that the boy was over-sedated, and his breathing slowed. His pulse-ox values started dropping, and the inside-the-MRI-scanner-room oxygen outlet (not built to code) wasn't working. The two MRI technologists who were on duty stepped away from the patient care area of the MRI suite to try and fix the oxygen problem without letting the anesthesiologist know. The anesthesiologist, growing increasingly upset about the boy's falling oxygenation levels, is yelling out to the MRI techs for a status update, unaware that they've left him there. The lack of responses only increases the anesthesiologist's anxiety.
At that moment, a nurse lets herself into the MRI suite. She hears the anesthesiologist yelling to the technologists, "my patient needs oxygen! Where is the oxygen!" The nurse remembers having seen portable oxygen cylinders in the MRI suite, finds one, and hands it to the anesthesiologist in the doorway to the MRI scanner room. He turns around, takes two steps towards the boy in the MRI scanner, and the steel cylinder flies like a missile out of his hands and hits the boy, repeatedly, in the head.
This is the story of the origins of this week being designated MRI Safety Week.
If you want to hear this story in greater detail, I encourage you to check out the second series of the Invisible Force podcast. The podcast is available for download through both Apple Podcasts and Spotify:
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/invisible-force/id1860117430
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1KDYV8Z4Md5x9mW8pFccsw
Next week is not only MRI Safety Week, it's also the 25th anniversary of the infamous Michael Colombini / Westchester Medical Center fatal MRI accident.
• What are you / your site doing for MRI safety week?
• Training for rads?
• Training for MR techs?
• Training for tech aides?
• Training for admin?
• Review of MRI safety policies?
• Review of MRI safety training materials (Level 1 & Level 2)?
• MRI safety committee meeting?
• Review of 2026 ACR Manual on MR Safety?
• MRI safety risk introduction for general staff / public?
I'd love to hear what you're doing!
Next week is not only MRI Safety Week, it's also the 25th anniversary of the infamous Michael Colombini / Westchester Medical Center fatal MRI accident.
I'd love to hear what you're doing!
First time citrus owner, and my potted lemon tree appears to be struggling. I bought it a year ago, brought it inside over the winter (I live in 6b). It gave us 6-8 lemons in that first year. By this spring, when I brought it outside again, the bottom branches appeared to have died and I trimmed them off. This year’s growth has been anemic, with the leaves being yellowed… a few with the dead tips. Despite this we had a good number of little ‘pearls’ of buds, but probably half of them fell off when they were just a couple mm in size. A few have stuck around and are starting to grow, but I’m certain that I’m failing to give it something it needs / wants. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Last month I submitted a petition to the US FDA, asking them to implement a new rule for MRI safety.
Background:
MRI scanners make use of three distinct electromagnetic fields. Each of these three fields result in different risks. The static magnetic fields create risks of things flying at the MRI scanner. Time-varying gradient fields create risks of neurostimulation and active device interference. RF fields create risks of heating / burns. Burns are the #1 most frequently reported type of MRI patient injuries.
International standards require that MRI manufacturers provide detailed information and maps on the shapes and intensities of static magnetic fields and time-varying gradient fields to inform patient & device safety decisions. Despite burns from RF being the #1 form of MRI patient injury, the standard does \*not\* require MRI manufacturers to provide RF maps for patient safety. They \*do\* have to provide a different type of RF map to meet an EU requirement, but that map excludes information that is vitally important to understanding where \*patient\* risks exist.
The Petition:
The petition asks the US FDA to implement a marketing requirement for MRI scanners in the USA that the MRI manufacturers provide the RF intensity and distribution maps, just as they've done for years for the other two MRI-generated fields, for the end-users. We should know where the RF energies are throughout the patient-accessible area, and how those energies are distributed.
I invite you to follow the link, below, to both download a copy of the petition, and to hit the 'Comment' button and share your voice with the FDA when they consider this petition.
Thank you. I hope you will add your voice in support of this important MRI safety improvement!
Anyone have any bed images they'd like to add, or provide incident identification to any that are shown, but aren't identified?
Last month I submitted a petition to the US FDA, asking them to implement a new rule for MRI safety.
Background:
MRI scanners make use of three distinct electromagnetic fields. Each of these three fields result in different risks. The static magnetic fields create risks of things flying at the MRI scanner. Time-varying gradient fields create risks of neurostimulation and active device interference. RF fields create risks of heating / burns. Burns are the #1 most frequently reported type of MRI patient injuries.
International standards require that MRI manufacturers provide detailed information and maps on the shapes and intensities of static magnetic fields and time-varying gradient fields to inform patient & device safety decisions. Despite burns from RF being the #1 form of MRI patient injury, the standard does *not* require MRI manufacturers to provide RF maps for patient safety. They *do* have to provide a different type of RF map to meet an EU requirement, but that map excludes information that is vitally important to understanding where *patient* risks exist.
The Petition:
The petition asks the US FDA to implement a marketing requirement for MRI scanners in the USA that the MRI manufacturers provide the RF intensity and distribution maps, just as they've done for years for the other two MRI-generated fields, for the end-users. We should know where the RF energies are throughout the patient-accessible area, and how those energies are distributed.
I invite you to follow the link, below, to both download a copy of the petition, and to hit the 'Comment' button and share your voice with the FDA when they consider this petition.
https://www.regulations.gov/document/FDA-2025-P-3439-0001
Thank you. I hope you will add your voice in support of this important MRI safety improvement!
Newbie podcaster here. I’ve been publishing episodes for around 6 months, and I’m feeling comfortable with those mechanics and so now I’m looking at SEO optimization approaches for the first time. Surprise, surprise, the SEO (that I never even considered) sucks.
What resources do you recommend (free or paid) for identifying what keywords are right for your pods, or figuring out how to deploy them most effectively? What other techniques for the writing / recording / describing of your pods do you recommend for making them more ‘findable’ by your desired audience?
Thank you in advance!
Wheelchair on MRI scanner (back)
Transport chair on MRI (I understand the maintenance guy climbed in after to have this photo taken)
Poor photo looking through RF shielded window showing wheelchair on MRI
So, this is a part of my collection of wheelchairs on MRI scanners. I didn't upload images that had facility names in the filename.
There has been so much angst and gnashing of teeth about metallic or cat-eye nail polish and MRI lately. Now there’s an article and excellent interview with Kris Seitz on the subject that should offer clarity to many who had been struggling with how to handle these.
Next month (July 27) will be the 25th anniversary of the horrific fatal MRI accident at Westchester Medical Center in which a young boy, Michael Colombini, died. That death prompted new MRI safety guidance, and even became the basis for MRI Safety Week, which happens on the anniversary of this accident.
And one of the problems (in the USA, at least) is that these treatments don’t have to be identified on the clothing contents tab. You can’t check a patient’s t-shirt tag and have any confidence that it doesn’t have the metallic nano-particles.
[podcast is audio only, no clips (video or audio), with ~30 minute episodes every 2-weeks]
Preempting the question, yes, I’m really enjoying doing it and would continue even if the numbers were lower, but…
Because I have zero frame of reference I’m asking… are these numbers respectable? What have you guys found to be effective ways to boost listener numbers?
About a year ago I bought my first citrus tree (lemon). It produced several lemons in its first year with us. We’re located in 6a or 6b climate zone, and I pulled the plant inside over the winter.
Several of the lower branches died off during the winter (which didn’t surprise me), but she’s been outside on the deck for almost 2 months now and - despite a cluster of recently-appearing buds - doesn’t appear to be thriving.
Any thoughts or suggestions? I appreciate any help you can offer.
So I wanted to submit a podcast for consideration to be one of Apple Podcasts' featured shows (https://podcasters.apple.com/support/1993-optimize-your-request-for-promotion). The application form says that the podcast won't be considered without these two types of artwork.
We built the basic 'album cover' show placard, but I don't understand what these other two images are, or how they're to be used.
There's a photoshop template for the Hero image, with indicated areas for crop area, UI area, and art safe area, but again, while I know what the words mean I don't understand the practical application of this.
Has someone produced a 'dummies guide' level explainer for these other art pieces... or if / how they're supposed to relate to the basic show 'album cover' art?
Thank you in advance for any help.
