MEDICAL or PATIENT EMERGENCIES

1. If (AND ONLY IF!) a metal object is lodged in the scanner in a way that poses serious threat to the subject, QUENCH the magnet by pressing the EMERGENCY DISCHARGE button on the tan discharge unit located in the magnet room above and to the right of the sink:
   • Plug the unit into the electrical strip. Lift the clear plastic cover and hold down the Red button for 10 seconds.
     
     
2. Call 911. Describe the event. Give the location as:

BRAIN MAPPING MRI LAB

660 Circle Drive South

(310) 825-9142

Building Number 251

1. Attempt to contact Mark Cohen. Campus number 310/980-7453. Home number 818/225-0740, e-mail mscohen@ucla.edu
   
   
2. Call the UCLA Page Operator (56301 or 310/825-6301 from an off-campus phone) and ask to page the party on call for "Brain Mapping MR Lab emergencies"
   
   
3. If the emergency involves a subject in the magnet:

A. Press the STOP SCAN button on the console to abort the scan

B. Grasp and turn the cradle release handle, located at the foot end of the patient bed. Pull the cradle all the way out onto the transport table. Make certain that the cradle is fully retracted, or it will not undock.

C. Move the side rails of the table into the vertical position

D. Undock the transport by stepping on the "UNDOCK" foot pedal.

E. Keeping the subject on the transport, wheel the patient table out of the scan room.

F. The crash cart is located in the changing room, in front of the bathroom.

Under no circumstances should a code team enter the scan room. Always remove the subject from the instrument first! Initiate CPR if needed, and wait in the lab until the code team arrives.

If you are unable to get a direct response from Mark Cohen, the following personnel should be notified (in order). Keep trying until one of these individuals has been reached.