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Lawyer dies after gun triggered by hospital MRI scanner
By Ben Cost
February 9, 2023 11:10am Updated

A Brazilian lawyer tragically died after his gun was discharged by an MRI machine’s magnetic field at the hospital.

The freak accident occurred on January 16 while the gun-loving lawyer, named Leandro Mathias de Novaes, was taking his mother to get scanned at the Laboratorio Cura in São Paulo, Jam Press reported. Unbeknownst to hospital staff, the attorney had a registered firearm in his possession.

Staff had reportedly asked the pair to remove all metal objects before entering the MRI room, as is protocol at hospitals due to the device’s powerful magnetic field. However, Novaes decided to go in sans announcing his concealed weapon.

Disaster struck after the machine yanked the weapon from his waistband, causing it to go off and strike the lawyer in the stomach. He was subsequently rushed to the São Luiz Morumbi Hospital, where he hung on for weeks, before eventually succumbing to his injuries on February 6.

"We are sorry for the loss and we sympathize with his family in this moment of pain," said a spokesperson for the Order of Attorneys of Brazil in Cotia, São Paulo.
“We are sorry for the loss and we sympathize with his family in this moment of pain,” said a spokesperson for the Order of Attorneys of Brazil in Cotia, São Paulo.

Following the accident, a spokesperson for Laboratorio Cura released a statement, in which they claimed that they’d followed all “accident prevention protocols” as was customary in all MRI units.

“Both the patient and his companion were properly instructed regarding the procedures for accessing the examination room and warned about the removal of any and all metallic objects,” they declared.

The facility’s PR added that both Novaes and his mother signed a form regarding the protocols, but that the lawyer failed to mention his weapon and entered the unit with it “by his own decision.”

A police probe confirmed that the weapon was registered and that the attorney had a valid license for it.

Novae’s passing rocked the Sao Paulo law community. “It is with deep regret that OAB Cotia communicates to all fellow lawyers the unexpected loss of our dear friend and lawyer Dr. Leandro Mathias de Novaes,” said a spokesperson for the Order of Attorneys of Brazil in Cotia in a statement. “We are sorry for the loss and we sympathize with his family in this moment of pain.”

Before his death, Novaes had frequently posted pro-gun content to his more than 8,000 followers on TikTok.

This isn’t the first time someone has died in a freak MRI accident. In 2018, a 32-year-old Indian man perished after being sucked into an MRI chamber while holding a metal oxygen tank.

https://nypost.com/2023/02/09/lawyer-de ... arges-gun/

[Suck My Glock]

You see? Even God doesn't like lawyers.

[xerts1191]

Wtf

[BigNate]

Just shows that even someone with an advanced degree (assuming that a law degree is a doctorate there too) can be dumb as a box of hammers...

Q) Why is it immoral to drive four lawyers off a cliff in a Cadillac?
A) Because you can get at least six in a Cadillac...

[Manitu]

Suppose it is the same reason people walk into TSA while carrying, to some people it is just part of them or box or hammers is in the running.

[thom]

My wife was an MRI tech before she retired. She told me a story of one of her coworkers (200+ pounds) forgot a set of keys in her pocket. She was sucked to the side of the magnet and they had to cut her pants to get her free. Those magnets are no joke. After that incident, I always wore the gowns they offered.

[Manitu]

Ever since they got the sit in a chair MRI I was done with the tube but all the same rules apply. Why they had to cut off pants when turning it off should do it or I dont know how they work after all.

[thom]

She had another tech cut them off. It would take to long to get the system back up and they had patients scheduled.

[samnev]

Book smart otherwise dumb. Can't fix stupid.

[BigNate]

I get to get an x-ray of my face any time I need an MRI (I think I've had 3 of them over the last few decades). Why you ask? Because I'm a hobby metal-worker / fabricator and at one point in my life I had to go to the ER to have a little chunk of metal taken out of my eye (yeah - I know - wear safety glasses and a shield - I was young and dumb)... Well... that is now in my medical record... and there must be some sort of flag that transfers - a flag that I guess they take seriously... because 20+ years later I go in for an MRI and they say: "I see you do metal work - you get an xray before the MRI..."

I think it's a little overkill... On the other hand, having that big magnet suck a little fleck of ferrous metal through my brain would probably suck a lot... so - OK...

[blasternaz]

Oh, yea, the x-ray. Went for a MRI back when I was still working for a living, as a mechanic at that time, they asked if I'd ever had any metal in my eyes. told them no, they didn't believe me, so yea, x-ray. Better safe than blind I guess.