Posted: 2/22/2010 4:33:30 AM EDT
| I'm getting an MRI this morning. If I leave my gun on my belt in the changing area, will it fly through the air and hit someone? |
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It depends where the waiting area is. When I went in for my MRI they had a lock box for all my stuff. The box was about 20 ft from the machine and the tech held on to the key while I was getting scanned. IIRC I remember reading an article about a Police officer out of Rochester NY I believe having this happen and discharging the gun. |
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i have had like 2 dozen MRIs in the past 10 years, they have a locker you put your stuff in that is outside of the magnetic field of the MRI machine. then i hold onto the key as it's brass and not magnetic.
if i were you, i'd pocket carry my S&W 642, fold up my jeans like normal, and stash them in the locker |
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Quoted: Quoted: I'm getting an MRI this morning. If I leave my gun on my belt in the changing area, will it fly through the air and hit someone? No it wont. I dont think it will. Neither did a city of Houston Cop. His Glock flew through the air and was attached to the machine. Very embarrasing and possibly costly. He couldn't get his glock back. Paper (written by journalists, so is quite possibly wrong) said that the gun couldn't be considered safe after being exposed to such a heavy magnetic flux for so long. |
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uzJPpC4Wuk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lBxYtkh4ts ... leave it at home. |
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i have had like 2 dozen MRIs in the past 10 years, they have a locker you put your stuff in that is outside of the magnetic field of the MRI machine. then i hold onto the key as it's brass and not magnetic. if i were you, i'd pocket carry my S&W 642, fold up my jeans like normal, and stash them in the locker Why? Isgotstano. |
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I forgot to remove my platinum and gold wedding band when I had an MRI this past summer.
Even though it was non-ferrous, it still jumped around and buzzed on my finger and grew warm. Oops. 
Although part of that was it was that as a ring it was well, er... ring shaped, and I think the magnetic field could set up current flow in it, and then the magnetic field from the current flow in the ring fought the field in the MRI making it move. Fortunately, just putting my hand off my chest and down at my side weakened the field strength enough that my ring stopped buzzing on my finger. |
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The field in an MRI machine is measured in Teslas.
1-3 T is a common range depending the age of the machine. This is 33,000 to 100,000 times stronger than the earth's magnetic field. Most of the field is confined within the machine, but enough leaks out to cause problems with anything magnetic near the machine. There was at least one death when a steel oxygen cylinder was pulled into the tunnel and struck a person in the head. Even the paperclips used around the machine are plastic to prevent any chance of them being pulled in. The RF field is also rather strong when it is active. It can cause heating of any conductor present, including jewelry and implanted metal. There have been reports of the metal in tattoo ink being heated and causing burns. Metal will also cause artifacts in the image by distorting the RF field and the signal created when the RF field shuts off and all the atoms resume alignment with the magnetic field. I have lost count of the number of MRIs I have had. It is the diagnostic tool for MS. |
I just had an MRI on my shoulder this morning.... Locker for all my belongings, including the Model 36 with inside waistband holster ( personal room to change in) and with a brass key. They specifically asked if I was CCW, the co apparently does work for most of the police agencies in the area. The female tech was very relieved to find out that I had not brought the weapon into the MRI room. 
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I used to work on MRI machines. Guaranteed the changing room will be far enough outside the field to not attract your shooter. You'll be provided somewhere secure, a room or locker to lock up your valuables and the only key to it. Patients losing or having possessions stolen is a concern of just about every clinic I've been in |
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Quoted: Leave it in your car. You will not be able to take off your gun and put it in the locker without everyone seeing it. This. I have had 3 separate MRI visits and each time there was 2-3 people in the room with me when I emptied my pockets/removed all my metal. I didn't feel comfortable knowing I would need to remove my gun and then be placed in a tube barely big enough for a midget so I left mine in the car. With my luck I'd get a techie who had wanted to kill themselves or a fellow co-worker but never had the opportunity till I placed my firearm into their care while I took the test. You never know these days,....... you never know. |
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Quoted: i have had like 2 dozen MRIs in the past 10 years, they have a locker you put your stuff in that is outside of the magnetic field of the MRI machine. then i hold onto the key as it's brass and not magnetic. if i were you, i'd pocket carry my S&W 642, fold up my jeans like normal, and stash them in the locker When I had them done, 2 different hospitals, they had clear plastic tubs that you put your stuff in. No lock/key. Lockers would be a good idea. |
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Don't want to hijack the thread, but is it legal to conceal carry in hospitals in some states? In Texas you cannot. Just curious.
Had an MRI last year, and had a private changing room with a lock box. Don't forget to leave credit/debit cards in there too. Will mess up the magnetic strip. |
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Don't want to hijack the thread, but is it legal to conceal carry in hospitals in some states? In Texas you cannot. Just curious. Had an MRI last year, and had a private changing room with a lock box. Don't forget to leave credit/debit cards in there too. Will mess up the magnetic strip. In Florida there is no law against it. Signs also do not mean anything legally here. |
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Don't want to hijack the thread, but is it legal to conceal carry in hospitals in some states? In Texas you cannot. Just curious. Had an MRI last year, and had a private changing room with a lock box. Don't forget to leave credit/debit cards in there too. Will mess up the magnetic strip. In Florida there is no law against it. Signs also do not mean anything legally here. Wow, wish we could do that here. Especially since I work in a hospital. |