[hn_user82179]

That's a huge deal. I read the article and assumed the machine was mistakenly thought to be turned off or was "winding down". That's especially frustrating as the patient seems to be blaming the hospital staff for the incident.

[foo-bar-bat]

The patient would be 100% correct to blame the hospital staff for this incident. The only possible explanation is human error by the staff. The only reason this doesn't happen every day in hospitals around the world is MRI staff are not incompetent.