Spontaneous Discharge of a Firearm in an MR Imaging Environment

[jhood001]

Apparently huge magnets and 1911s don't mix.


http://www.ajronline.org/doi/full/10....178.5.1781092

An incident recently occurred at an outpatient imaging center in western New York State, in which a firearm spontaneously discharged in a 1.5-T MR imaging environment with active shielding. To our knowledge, this is the first documented case of such an occurrence. The event confirms previously reported theoretic risks of a firearm discharging in an MR imaging environment [1]. In this report, we examine the incident in detail from the official police and ballistic reports.

[Bailey Guns]

That's pretty wild...and interesting! It gives a new appreciation of how powerful one of those machines can be.

[Irving]

That's why I only use plastic triggers and carbon fiber firing pins.

[thvigil11]

I carry a glock 7. No problems with this sort of thing, and it costs more than what you make in a month!"

[sellersm]

HA! My old stomping grounds (Rochester, NY)... So, the lesson here is to check the metal handgun at the door!! Interesting to know exactly how it fired?

[Great-Kazoo]

HA! My old stomping grounds (Rochester, NY)... So, the lesson here is to check the metal handgun at the door!! Interesting to know exactly how it fired?

Another upstater ?

[sellersm]

Another upstater ?

Don't hold it against me...

[SNAFU]

Another upstater ?

We all fled Cumo Sr and Pucktatci (spellings NOT in error)

Elmira,,Little Valley,,Clifton Park

Moved to Bailey originally,,,now in Asspen Valley

[sellersm]

We all fled Cumo Sr and Pucktatci

Elmira,,Little Valley,,Clifton Park

Wow, haven't heard "Little Valley " in a long time. I grew up in Jamestown... Spent the summers at our Church camp in Cattaraugus.


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[zteknik]

Another upstater ?

Eh upstate,downstate,whats da difference? We got outta dat state. Fhugetaboudit!!!!