25. August 2022 at 17:01

Questions after MRI incident at hospital

Doubts raised over staff training after metal bed hits scanner at Košice facility.

An MRI machine. An MRI machine. (source: TASR)
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Questions are being asked after a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine was put out of order for days at a major hospital after a bed crashed into it.

The scanner at the Košice University Hospital was reportedly damaged when a nearby metal bed flew into it at speed after being pulled in by its magnet.

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