Danger: "sandbag" in the MRI room.

 Purchase sandbags labeled with either the MR Safe or MR Conditional icon to indicate they’re safe for use in the MRI room.1 See Coming to terms for MRI safety for more information.  If your facility also uses ferromagnetic sandbags, be certain they’re labeled as MR Unsafe so they won’t be used in the MRI environment.  Don’t take unlabeled sandbags into the MRI environment; assume that sandbags are MR Unsafe until proven otherwise.  Educate all MRI staff to screen patients for ferromagnetic objects. They may need to remove patients’ blankets or sheets to search for objects. Sandbags may be hidden inside pillowcases or under towels.  Place signs in highly visible areas just outside the MRI environment reminding staff to check each patient for ferromagnetic objects.  Before a patient comes into the MRI environment, assign the appropriate MRI staff member to check the medical record for recent procedures, such as a cardiac catheterization, that may have required the use of a sandbag.