Man Carrying Oxygen Tank Dies After Being Sucked Into MRI Machine
This is the latest in a series of incidents where oxygen tanks and MRI machines have combined with lethal results.
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This is the latest in a series of incidents where oxygen tanks and MRI machines have combined with lethal results.
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