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[–] foyrkopp@lemmy.world 137 points 11 months ago (2 children)

If only there'd been a another, good MRI machine with a gun present.

[–] ThrowawayPermanente@sh.itjust.works 25 points 11 months ago

I read this story as the MRI machine being the good guy and successfully defending itself

[–] Nobody@lemmy.world 13 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Firearms should be standard issue for all MRI machines to stop this from happening in the future.

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[–] dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world 77 points 11 months ago (4 children)

I can see the thinking that lead to this. But in my mind, it boils down to one bad decision after other, concealing the firearm because each step forward carries worse consequences. It's basically the clown-makeup meme:

  1. Carry gun around because that's what I always do.
  2. Walk into hospital - whoops, I'll just keep it concealed so I don't get in trouble. Can't hand it over to someone either, or leave it in my car; that's a felony.
  3. Check in for appointment - can't back out now, it took forever to get this appointment and there's a penalty for a no-show.
  4. Change clothes for MRI - can't leave my gun lying around, that's also a no-no and someone could get hurt. I'll just tuck it... somewhere.
  5. Walk into MRI exam room - had to say "no" about metal on my person. These medical people are overly careful anyways.
  6. Actively getting an MRI - what's the worst that could happen?

Do we need airport-style backscatter x-rays prior to MRI procedures now? In hindsight, it seems like cheap insurance.

[–] KnightontheSun@lemmy.world 35 points 11 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)
[–] hasnt_seen_goonies@lemmy.world 29 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Thank you for the hypothetical explanation. I was utterly unable to figure out how something so insane actually happened. This at least makes some sort of sense.

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[–] BruceTwarzen@kbin.social 71 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I hope the machine is fine

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[–] SlopppyEngineer@discuss.tchncs.de 65 points 11 months ago (3 children)

A bit of trivia: it used to be called NMRI, nuclear magnetic resonance imaging. They dropped the N after it became clear people didn't want to go in the machine because they were afraid of radiation. That's why it's called MRI now.

[–] dfense@lemmy.world 24 points 11 months ago (5 children)

In Chemistry (where it originated) it is still called NMR. There is no image produced, but a spectrum (graph).

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago (3 children)

If chemists were worried about nuclear magnetic resonance because of potential radiation, I'd be more worried about those chemists!

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[–] oce@jlai.lu 17 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Ah, the same kind of people who are worried about phone radiation while spending days roasting on the beach every summer.

[–] HeartyBeast@kbin.social 10 points 11 months ago (5 children)

That and NMRI is a pain to say

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[–] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 59 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (20 children)

As she was about to enter the machine, the gun was attracted to the powerful magnet inside it and fired off a single round into and through her right buttock. Luckily, the bullet barely penetrated her skin and the doctor on site described her entry and exit wounds as “very small and superficial.”

There is no way the MRI wasn't damaged. Other hospital go'ers will be footing that bill. She should be garneshed wages for the rest of her life until those repairs are paid.

"Lucky" would be the bullet being lodged in her body, doing no further damage except to her idiot self so she would learn her lesson without impacting others.

[–] SPRUNT@lemmy.world 16 points 11 months ago

This person took a loaded gun into a hospital, and then into the giant magnet room. Not sure they're capable of learning any kind of lesson.

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[–] xkforce@lemmy.world 51 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Maybe next time dont lie to medical staff.

[–] Pons_Aelius@kbin.social 22 points 11 months ago (1 children)

To quote Gregory House, everybody lies.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 18 points 11 months ago (2 children)

"IDK how this gun ended up inside my butthole. I must have fallen on it."

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[–] helmet91@lemmy.world 48 points 11 months ago

Oh no! Is the MRI machine okay? The article doesn't say anything about it.

[–] BigWheelPowerBrakeSlider@lemmy.world 42 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Lucky it wasn't worse. You can't have any metal on in a huge rotating magnet. Dumb is gonna dumb.

[–] gregorum@lemm.ee 32 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (3 children)

Oh no. ~~A CT scanner is a giant rotating electromagnet~~. An MRI is a giant quantum electromagnetic tube. It’s so, so much worse. It is literally unpredictable as to what might happen with metal inside of it. She’s lucky she wasn’t literally torn to shreds.

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[–] remotelove@lemmy.ca 13 points 11 months ago (6 children)

I thought the "M" was for "Magic". Silly me.

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[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 34 points 11 months ago (1 children)

With the cost and risks of MRI machines, why aren't there metal detectors at the entrance?

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[–] AgentGrimstone@lemmy.world 31 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Whoever gave the MRI machine a gun needs to be fired.

[–] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 19 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

a gun needs to be fired.

--The MRI Machine

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[–] Dieinahole@kbin.social 31 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Pounded in the Butt by My Own Gun

[–] I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world 21 points 11 months ago (1 children)

She got off way easier than the metal butt plug guy. This one was just a flesh wound.

[–] Sanyanov@lemmy.world 11 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

Do not read the link on butt plug.

I now have severe pain in my entire stomach just from reading that.

Though oxygen tank story is even more terrifying

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[–] Nacktmull@lemm.ee 30 points 11 months ago

Muricans and science don´t mix ...

[–] marshadow@lemmy.world 30 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Weird that they didn't have her change into a gown first. Or maybe they did, in which case where did she put-- you know what never mind that's enough internet for today

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[–] HotsauceHurricane@lemmy.one 22 points 11 months ago

Gotta be strapped at all times. Liberal doc might give her a covid booster.

[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 22 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Woman Enters MRI Machine With a Gun, Gets Shot in Butt

What's the next line in this lyrics

[–] luthis@lemmy.nz 18 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Woman Enters MRI Machine With a Gun,

(Gets Shot in the Butt)

She been a dumbass since a teen, you know she dat one,

(Face like a mutt)

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[–] bedrooms@kbin.social 22 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I'm so tired of these news. The MRI has the right to self-defense!

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[–] crispy_kilt@feddit.de 19 points 11 months ago (1 children)
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[–] Daft_ish@lemmy.world 19 points 11 months ago

"I knew I couldn't trust that damn MRI!"

[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 18 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Did this happen again, or is it the same one as before?

[–] theodewere@kbin.social 18 points 11 months ago

you're supposed to swap to your attack dog and wooden baseball bat loadout when you enter an MRI room, dipshit

[–] Xttweaponttx@sh.itjust.works 17 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Directly from the wiki entry=

MRI was originally called NMRI (nuclear magnetic resonance imaging), but "nuclear" was dropped to avoid negative associations.[2] Certain atomic nuclei are able to absorb radio frequency (RF) energy when placed in an external magnetic field; the resultant evolving spin polarization can induce a RF signal in a radio frequency coil and thereby be detected.[3] In clinical and research MRI, hydrogen atoms are most often used to generate a macroscopic polarization that is detected by antennas close to the subject being examined.[3] Hydrogen atoms are naturally abundant in humans and other biological organisms, particularly in water and fat. For this reason, most MRI scans essentially map the location of water and fat in the body. Pulses of radio waves excite the nuclear spin energy transition, and magnetic field gradients localize the polarization in space. By varying the parameters of the pulse sequence, different contrasts may be generated between tissues based on the relaxation properties of the hydrogen atoms therein.

Fucking incredible.

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[–] dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

With all of the police at any given hospital, it's interesting that this woman wasn't arrested and charged. Discharging a concealed handgun in a hospital? Just American things!

Also, I love how she lied about having a gun, apparently not understanding that they're about to walk into the most dangerous place on Earth to possess metal. Remember the buttplug MRI story? Like, these damn libruls are going to take my gun away if I tell them about it!

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[–] Snapz@lemmy.world 16 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Welcome to Costco. I love you.

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[–] satans_crackpipe@lemmy.world 15 points 11 months ago

The only thing that can stop a bad MRI with a gun is a good MRI with a gun.

[–] zcd@lemmy.ca 13 points 11 months ago

Even the MRI machines in America are armed

[–] moitoi@feddit.de 13 points 11 months ago

Looks like a bad porn plot.

[–] ARk@lemm.ee 10 points 11 months ago

you can't take away muh gunz

[–] Sparlock@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago

Only in america.

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