Kevin McAllister was killed in a freak MRI accident caused by the magnetic field of the MRI machine. Wearing a 20-pound chain around his neck, he was attracted with hundreds of pounds of force. Dr. Emanuel Kanal explained that even a weightlifter could not resist this kind of force. McAllister was pinned to the machine for over an hour, which led to his death. His heart issues may have contributed to his heart attacks during the incident, according to Kanal. His wife described his final moments as haunting.
"Even if he was standing there holding the chain in his hands, the strongest weightlifter would not be able to prevent this kind of an accident from happening," said Kanal, director of Magnetic Resonance Service at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
"The problem is it's not a regular magnet, it's not a regular piece of iron. It's an unbelievably powerful magnet, and it's an unbelievably large piece of iron," Kanal said.
"When he got 'within a few inches' of the machine, it could suddenly pull with 'such strength that it could have pulled sufficiently strongly to snap his neck,' Kanal said."},{
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