Yearly MRI Safety

[wagegoth]

Someone may have posted this before, but it's still excellent:

http://www.news4jax.com/news/21174494/detail.html

[Geek King]

I'd need to have the metal body jewelry (IUD) removed.

Good idea. I had a doc relate a story to me once about a Prince Albert piercing that the patient was too embarrassed to tell the doc about. Apparently, it came out right through his sweat pants, followed by a lot of screaming, a bit of blood, and a quick jaunt down to reconstructive surgery.

Machine was also down for a couple of weeks for repair.

[thehuckster]

Ahh yes, the incredibly old and awful "training" videos.... FedEx had several that I got to watch every year. I think the greatest one was the "Drugs/Weapons in the work place" video. In one memorable scene, someone asks a woman if she would like to be escorted to her car since her ex-husband has been threatening her and she replies, "there's no need, I have this". she then proceeds to pull a snub nosed hand cannon from her purse. Afterwords, two employees get together and deadpan "I think we should tell a manager" or something along those lines. The whole video is awful and over the top in that same vein and it carries on for a good ten minutes.

The CVS videos had an awesome one about internal theft. It starts with the narrator saying in this happy voice, "It can seem tempting to steal from CVS. After all, we have superior products and an amazing selection!" It goes on to show this idiot crybaby crying over losing his job because he stole vitamins or whatever and was caught. He turns to the camera and instantly stops crying and says, "Don't let this happen to YOU."

[Seshat]

Good idea. I had a doc relate a story to me once about a Prince Albert piercing that the patient was too embarrassed to tell the doc about. Apparently, it came out right through his sweat pants, followed by a lot of screaming, a bit of blood, and a quick jaunt down to reconstructive surgery.

It is plastic and copper, so it's not ferrous. But if it did come out ... wow that would be serious damage. Bellyburster!

[Rapscallion]

It is plastic and copper, so it's not ferrous. But if it did come out ... wow that would be serious damage. Bellyburster!

I believe some of them are medical grade stainless steel, though I could be wrong. However, a Prince Albert isn't usually in the belly area. Close, granted, but...

Rapscallion

[jedimaster91]

.....Why? Just....why?

[ralerin]

Good idea. I had a doc relate a story to me once about a Prince Albert piercing that the patient was too embarrassed to tell the doc about. Apparently, it came out right through his sweat pants, followed by a lot of screaming, a bit of blood, and a quick jaunt down to reconstructive surgery.

Machine was also down for a couple of weeks for repair.

God, I'm female and I ended up clutching my crotch just reading that. Owie. Owie. Owie. >_<

[Seshat]

I believe some of them are medical grade stainless steel, though I could be wrong. However, a Prince Albert isn't usually in the belly area. Close, granted, but...

I was referring back a few posts to my IUD.

[AlmightyALT]

Yay being in Medical Records and not needing 'training' like that! Unless you count my hospitals in house made customer service training seminars. .... Which are kinda neat, if really cheesy.

[Rapscallion]

I was referring back a few posts to my IUD.

Oops - I'll do some more reading of what I'm reading first next time.

Rapscallion

[Captain Trips]

It is plastic and copper, so it's not ferrous. But if it did come out ... wow that would be serious damage. Bellyburster!

As I understand it, due to induced magnetic fields, any metal at all should be left outside. Ferrous will be worse, true - but I am reminded of an experiment in high school electric shop with a solenoid (coil of wire) attached to a pole and a solid aluminum ring around the pole. Turn on the power and the ring shoots ten feet into the air. What happens is this: the electromagnetic field from the coil induces a circular electric current in the ring - and that electric current itself sets up a magnetic field counter to the one from the coil. (And that's the basis of an electromagnetic launcher.)

So, yes, even if your body jewelery is non-ferrous, best to not take it into the MRI anyway.

[laborcat]

Good idea. I had a doc relate a story to me once about a Prince Albert piercing that the patient was too embarrassed to tell the doc about. Apparently, it came out right through his sweat pants, followed by a lot of screaming, a bit of blood, and a quick jaunt down to reconstructive surgery.

Machine was also down for a couple of weeks for repair.

OMG that made ME hurt... ow ow ow

Why would he be so embarrassed to tell the doc about it? Wasn't he embarrassed to get it in the first place?

[Kazim]

Hmmm, I've had 5 MRI's so far beginning 2006, still waiting to see when the next one will be.
Good thing i don't have Any metal that'll go shooting out of my body.

[Geek King]

OMG that made ME hurt... ow ow ow

Why would he be so embarrassed to tell the doc about it? Wasn't he embarrassed to get it in the first place?

That...is a very good question. I was just relating the story as told to me, but you raise a good point. If I ever see the guy again (he was a friend of a friend, only met him a couple of times), I'll have to remember to ask.

[Fire_on_High]

Poorly made?! Klauss would like to have a word with you. (Warning, Ridiculous amount of gore xD)

That video is just art, simply art!