MRIs and sandbags filled with metal shot.

New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services.

This announcement describes a near miss involving sandbags filled with metal shot instead of sand.

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Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority; PSA.

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Schultz DG; Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration; CDRH; FDA.

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Centers for Drug Evaluation and Research; CDER; Food and Drug Administration; FDA

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Food and Drug Administration; FDA.

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Commentary

Terezakis SA, Pronovost P, Harris K, et al. Joint Commission journal on quality and patient safety. 2011;37:291-9.