A report to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) details the case. The weapon was “enabled by magnetic resonance imaging”; It was placed directly on the gun owner’s right hip.

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Anyone who has worked or examined an MRI should know that the magnet that powers the device is always on. Moreover, it is extremely powerful. To avoid dangerous incidents, all patients, including patients, are expressly requested not to bring any metal into the office. According to the report, the woman passed a standard background check and clearly answered “no” when asked if she was carrying a firearm.

So, when the patient entered the MRI room with a hidden gun containing iron and was about to enter the machine, the gun was attracted by a powerful magnet inside and was fired once into his right hip. The bullet penetrated, only slightly penetrating the skin. The doctor who rushed to help said that his wounds were “very minor and superficial.”

It is not known why he lied to doctors about the existence of the gun. We can only assume that the victim did not have permission for this or was afraid to leave the gun in the locker room. It may be so, but this is far from the only such case. People have been seriously injured and killed by wheeled cars, oxygen tanks, and even metal cigarette butts. Bullets are a less common threat, but not an unprecedented one. In early January this year, a Brazilian man died after being shot in the abdomen while helping his mother lie down in the MRI machine. He also denied owning a gun. In this new situation, the woman was much luckier.