One fine body...
Another TERRIBLE Accident in MRI
Gurney nearly kills nurse
On February 23rd, 2023 - at Kaiser Permanente Redwood City Medical Center
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Ambulance driver carrying an oxygen cylinder sucked into MR bore, escapes broken finger.
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COMPLIANCE WITH ACR MANUAL ON MR SAFETY NOW A REQUIREMENT The 2020 ACR Manual on MR Safety compliance is now a requirement for ACR Site accreditation. The use of Ferromagnetic Detection is referenced 14 times in the manual.
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MR NURSE IN ICU after terrible MRI accident
Nurse wearing ferromagnetic weight vest approached and was pulled into the scanner's strong magnetic field. The nurse had serious injuries and is being treated in ICU
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This could have been avoided by using
Ferromagnetic Detection Systems (FMDS)
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One fine body...
One fine body...
This MRiCast episode is sponsored by Kopp Development through an unrestricted educational grant.
William Faulkner & Associates provides a comprehensive MR facility safety audit along with both MR personnel training (both Level 1 and Level 2). The areas of focus include those specifically mentioned in the most recent ACR Guidance Document on MR Safety. The live training session for Level 2 personnel are approved for either 1 or 2 Hrs of Category A credit (time of the program is at the discretion of the facility).
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Management of MRI Safety:
Understanding the Risks
(Presented during AHRA 2020)
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This series of educational programs on the vital topic of MRI safety was designed to address the needs of staff with specific roles in the MRI department and throughout the hospital or imaging center.
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The only course targeted specifically at providing the education necessary to comfortably undertake the responsibilities of being an MR Medical Director/MR Safety Officer.
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For more information visit: www.mrisafetycourse.com
Screening with Ferromagnetic Detector Systems (FMDS)
Screening for ferromagnetic materials by direct inspection and use of a FMDS is recommended prior to entering Zone III and Zone IV. Implanted and on-planted medical devices, both MR Conditional and MR Unsafe, may include ferromagnetic material (including batteries) that can lead to FMDS activation.The use of conventional metal detectors that do not differentiate between ferrous and nonferromagnetic materials is NOT recommended.
Testing of objects that are not electrically activated (e.g., fire extinguishers, IV poles, oxygen tanks, step stools), is to be accomplished by MR Personnel exposing the object to a handheld magnet (>1000 G) or
FERROMAGNETIC DETECTOR.Download ACR MRI Safety Manual Draft
Public comments are accepted until April 14th, 2023. Please visit the ACR website, scroll down to download the draft and submit your comments.Click here to visit ACR website