Safety Management for Emergency MR Imaging at Night and During Holiday

Abstract

　Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is increasingly being performed for emergency medical care purposes. Simultaneously, the number of reports of associated incidents and accidents are also increasing since MRI is performed in an environment with a strong magnetic field.

　Among the incidents and accidents during MRI scanning, adsorption of ferromagnetic materials, such as oxygen bottles and intravenous drip stands, are the most common. During nighttime and holidays, emergency MRI is mostly performed by radiological technologists who are not specialized in the field. Thus, emergency MRI differs from scheduled MRI.

　Here, I report cases of emergency MRI performed during nighttime or holidays.

　Hospitals should understand the shortcomings of MRI performed during nighttime or holidays and come up with solutions.