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Man dies after being sucked into MRI machine, police say
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A man reportedly died after walking into an MRI room with an oxygen container. (Reuters)
A 32-year-old man died in a freak accident in India after being sucked into an MRI machine Saturday night, authorities said.
Rajesh Maru carried an oxygen container into a room at Nair Hospital in Mumbai with an active MRI scanner, and its magnetic forces dragged him in, according to local police.
That’s when the oxygen cylinder apparently broke, emitting fatal concentrations of liquid oxygen that Maru inhaled, the Guardian reported, citing preliminary police reports.
Maru’s uncle told AFP that a hospital employee had allowed his nephew into the MRI room.
“The ward boy who was supposed to prevent such incidents told my family members to go inside when the machine was turned on. We are shocked and devastated,” the uncle said, according to AFP.
In a statement released Monday, a Mumbai police spokesman announced that two hospital employees had been arrested for negligence.
“We have arrested a doctor and another junior staff member under section 304 of the Indian penal code for causing death due to negligence,” the spokesman said.
http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/repo...sion-relatives-demand-job-for-the-kin-2579611
Mumbai MRI death case | Nair Hospital denies suspension, relatives demand job for the kin
Rajesh Maru's relatives Rajesh Maru’s relatives at BMC headquarters
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Devashri Bhujbal
Updated: Jan 30, 2018, 06:35 AM IST
A day after Nair Hospital's Dean Dr Ramesh Bharmal announced that a resident doctor, ward boy and helper had been suspended for negligence in the MRI room mishap that killed Rajesh Maru, the hospital on Monday denied any suspension. The resident doctors from the medicine department and the municipal employees union protested on Monday that the staff should not be suspended until the inquiry in the case is completed.
Deputy Municipal Commissioner (Health), Sunil Dhamane said, "It is yet not confirmed. At least from my side, I have not signed any suspension letter. While the dean has powers to suspend, I am unaware if he has officially suspended the three."
Relatives of Maru and local BJP MLA Mangal Lodha met the Municipal Commissioner Ajoy Mehta on Monday and demanded compensation for the victim's family and a job for Maru's sister. Nayan Jitiya, Maru's uncle, said, "We demand that Rajesh's sister, Leela should be given a job by BMC as there is no other earning member in the family. BMC officials denied any compensation and job reasoning that it is not in BMC's policy."
Meanwhile, Nair Hospital is transferring all its MRI patients to Sion and KEM hospital till the hospital's MRI machine is repaired and in working condition.
Man dies after being sucked into MRI machine, police say
Fox News
A man reportedly died after walking into an MRI room with an oxygen container. (Reuters)
A 32-year-old man died in a freak accident in India after being sucked into an MRI machine Saturday night, authorities said.
Rajesh Maru carried an oxygen container into a room at Nair Hospital in Mumbai with an active MRI scanner, and its magnetic forces dragged him in, according to local police.
That’s when the oxygen cylinder apparently broke, emitting fatal concentrations of liquid oxygen that Maru inhaled, the Guardian reported, citing preliminary police reports.
Maru’s uncle told AFP that a hospital employee had allowed his nephew into the MRI room.
“The ward boy who was supposed to prevent such incidents told my family members to go inside when the machine was turned on. We are shocked and devastated,” the uncle said, according to AFP.
In a statement released Monday, a Mumbai police spokesman announced that two hospital employees had been arrested for negligence.
“We have arrested a doctor and another junior staff member under section 304 of the Indian penal code for causing death due to negligence,” the spokesman said.
http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/repo...sion-relatives-demand-job-for-the-kin-2579611
Mumbai MRI death case | Nair Hospital denies suspension, relatives demand job for the kin
Rajesh Maru's relatives Rajesh Maru’s relatives at BMC headquarters
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Written By
Devashri Bhujbal
Updated: Jan 30, 2018, 06:35 AM IST
A day after Nair Hospital's Dean Dr Ramesh Bharmal announced that a resident doctor, ward boy and helper had been suspended for negligence in the MRI room mishap that killed Rajesh Maru, the hospital on Monday denied any suspension. The resident doctors from the medicine department and the municipal employees union protested on Monday that the staff should not be suspended until the inquiry in the case is completed.
Deputy Municipal Commissioner (Health), Sunil Dhamane said, "It is yet not confirmed. At least from my side, I have not signed any suspension letter. While the dean has powers to suspend, I am unaware if he has officially suspended the three."
Relatives of Maru and local BJP MLA Mangal Lodha met the Municipal Commissioner Ajoy Mehta on Monday and demanded compensation for the victim's family and a job for Maru's sister. Nayan Jitiya, Maru's uncle, said, "We demand that Rajesh's sister, Leela should be given a job by BMC as there is no other earning member in the family. BMC officials denied any compensation and job reasoning that it is not in BMC's policy."
Meanwhile, Nair Hospital is transferring all its MRI patients to Sion and KEM hospital till the hospital's MRI machine is repaired and in working condition.
