Imaging Related Physical Injury - Video Lesson

Hey everybody, welcome back to our MRI patient care course. In this lesson, we will discuss physical injuries that may arise during an MRI scan. Understanding how and why these injuries happen and how to prevent them is essential for patient safety, legal compliance, and professional competency. Even minor errors in patient positioning, equipment handling, or safety screening can result in trauma, burns, or long term complications. Let's get started. First, let's discuss common types of physical injury that can occur in the MRI environment. While MRI is non invasive, it carries specific physical risks that technologists and other medical professionals should be aware of. Those risks include projectile trauma, impact or crush injuries, musculoskeletal trauma, and thermal injuries. Let's take a look at each. Projectile trauma can happen when ferromagnetic objects become dangerous projectiles