Posts Tagged ‘safety’
Tuesday, October 27th, 2009
That’s right. Yesterday, October 26th, the Colombini family formally accepted a settlement offer for the MRI vs. oxygen tank accident which killed their 6-year-old son in 2001. The settlement puts to rest 8 years of litigation resulting from the single largest MRI safety incident in the industry’s consciousness. And though precedent-setting verdicts won’t result, the dollar-value of the settlement will likely cause many MRI providers to sit up and take notice.
Just how much is the settlement? Click Here To Learn More About The Settlement…
Tags: accident, colombini, court, death, fatality, ferromagnetic, hazard, imaging, injury, lawsuit, legal, magnetic, MRI, projectile, radiology, regulation, resonance, risk, safety, settlement, suit, Westchester Medical Center
Posted in Other MRI Safety | 3 Comments »
Thursday, October 15th, 2009
(This is a continuation of my recommended MRI safety vendor itinerary, starting at the North Hall, which you can read about here.)
Our company, Mednovus, is making the annual pilgrimage to Chicago after Thanksgiving for the biggest of all radiology trade shows, the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual meeting. In my prior post I indicated why I thought MRI safety would be a ‘hot topic’ at this year’s RSNA, and gave an itinerary for the North Hall (the Philips Hall) for stops at relevant vendors.
Continuing on that original theme, and to facilitate your review of MRI safety products and vendors, I’d like to suggest an itinerary for visiting a select group of exhibitors, this time in Lakeside Center (Exhibit Hall D)…
Click Here To View The MR Safety Itinerary For Lakeside Center…
Tags: booth, Chicago, conference, detection, exhibit, ferromagnetic, hall, imaging, itinerary, magnetic, MRI, resonance, RSNA, safety, schedule, trade show, vendor
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Saturday, October 10th, 2009
“Hello Orlando!”
“Hello Orlando!”
No, there’s not an echo in this posting. I’m simply rehearsing for two nearly-back-to-back presentations on MRI safety issues to different groups, both in Orlando, Florida, in the weeks ahead.
Click To Read About The Two Presentations…
Tags: accident, ACHA, architect, conference, department of health, desginer, Florida, HCD, health care, healthcare, hospital, imaging, magnetic, MRI, Orlando, patient, presentation, radiology, resonance, safety
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Thursday, October 8th, 2009
Our company, Mednovus, is making the annual pilgrimage to Chicago after Thanksgiving for the biggest of all radiology trade shows, the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual meeting. The ‘buzz’ at each of these shows has traditionally been focused on the new-product launches from the ‘big 3′ (Philips, Siemens, and GE), and very little on ancillary or support solutions. This year, however, with the looming Michael Colombini civil trial and forthcoming design standards on MRI safety, that may all be about to change, with a new focus on MRI safety issues.
To facilitate your review of safety features, I’d like to suggest an itinerary for visiting a select group of exhibitors, starting with North Exhibit Hall B (the Philips hall)… Click To Read The Suggested List…
Tags: booth, Chicago, conference, exhibit, hospital, imaging, itinerary, list, magnetic, MRI, radiology, resonance, RSNA, safety, schedule, trade show, vendor
Posted in Other MRI Safety | 2 Comments »
Friday, October 2nd, 2009
…off the MRI magnet!”
Yes, that’s right, a recent news story from the NBC television affiliate station in Jacksonville, Florida, provides an account of how an off-duty police officer’s pistol wound up stuck to their MRI scanner, and cost the provider something in the neighborhood of $150,000 to remove!
Click For A Link To The Original Story…
Tags: accident, Florida, gun, imaging, Jacksonville, magnetic, MRI, news, pistol, radiology, resnonance, safety, screen, Technologist, television, TV
Posted in Ferromagnetic Detection for MRI Safety, Other MRI Safety | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009
Yes, I think I’ve written at least twice before about the imminent start of the trial for the civil lawsuit stemming from the Michael Colombini fatal MRI accident in 2001. And, yes, I was wrong both times before. So, I would expect nothing less than readers of this entry to take my 3rd prognostication of the start of the trial with something more than a grain of salt… perhaps an entire salt lick! But today a little birdie told me that there’s a hole in the otherwise-booked New York Supreme Court trial schedule for late October / early November and the Colombini trial may just fit right in there.
Click Here To Read More About The Trial…
Tags: accident, civil, colombini, cylinder, death, fatality, ferromagnetic, hazard, hospital, injury, judge, lawsuit, lawyer, magnet, missile, motion, MRI, oxygen, patient, projectile, radiology, safety, sue, tank, Technologist, translational, trial, Westchester
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Wednesday, September 16th, 2009
I like to keep my finger on the pulse of MRI accidents and safety issues. One consequence of this is that I frequent the FDA’s MAUDE database (MAUDE is a tortured acronym for medical device user-reported mishaps). I have long criticized the FDA for their half-hearted efforts at collecting MRI accident data (which, in fairness, appears to be as much a product of congressional limitations on the FDA’s power as anything else), but MAUDE has been the only national database for these accidents that is publicly accessible.
Every so often there is an MRI accident description that is so stunning that it sends a jolt through me, reminding me why I do what I do. This is the entry that I came across just two weeks ago…
Click Here For The Jolting Description…
Tags: accident, database, death, FDA, imaging, injury, magnetic, MAUDE, Medwatch, missile, MRI, online, projectile, radiology, report, resonance, safety, scissors, Technologist
Posted in Other MRI Safety | 18 Comments »
Friday, September 11th, 2009
OK, our yearlong economic near-catastrophe has had far-reaching effects and is a ready-made excuse for all sorts of evils in the world.
wife: “Honey, why didn’t you vacuum the living room like I asked?”
husband: “Well, in this time of economic uncertainty, I felt that it would be unwise to both use more electricity for something as superfluous as vacuuming, as well as hasten the demise of our vacuum by using it before it was absolutely necessary…”
But, in fact, economic conditions do have the outward appearances of being a contributing factor in increasing rates of MRI accidents. Click Here To Read How…
Tags: accidents, DRA, economy, financial, imaging, insurer, magnetic, MRI, patient, radiology, reimbursement, resonance, safety
Posted in Other MRI Safety | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009
That’s right, while I’m typically an ‘early adopter’ of new technologies, I readily admit to being well behind the curve on this one… or at least I used to be. As of this week I am ‘Tweeting.’ No, I’m not referring to that dance-beat sound coming from your cold-head, I’m referring to Twitter, the social networking site, and I’d like you to join me! You see, not only am I up there now, but I’m also building a network for information and advocacy on MRI safety issues.
Click To Get To Tobias’ Twitter Page And Learn About Safety Resources…
Tags: accident, magnetic, MRI, radiology, resonance, safety, Tweet, Twitter
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Sunday, August 23rd, 2009
Last month, the judge in the Michael Colombini lawsuit (the case resulting from the infamous death by oxygen tank / cylinder brought into the MRI room while the boy was in the scanner) decided on three of the last outstanding pre-trial motions. The Judge’s decisions appear to have excused one defendant, entirely, and tempered the degree of potential liability for others.
Click Here To Learn Who’s In, And Who’s Out…
Tags: colombini, court, death, fatality, ferromagnetic, injury, lawsuit, legal, liability, magnet, magnetic resonance, metal, missile, MRI, New York, patient, projectile, radiologist, radiology, risk, safety, suit, Technologist, trial, Westchester
Posted in Ferromagnetic Detection for MRI Safety, Other MRI Safety | 10 Comments »