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Danger is everywhere : a handbook for avoiding danger by Dr. Noel Zone \the greatest dangerologist in the world, ever\
Dr. Noel Zone is ready to teach readers how to avoid danger at all costs--from sneaky snakes posing as toothbrushes to sharks hiding in toilets.
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Parachute use to prevent death and major trauma when jumping from aircraft: randomized controlled trial
AbstractObjectiveTo determine if using a parachute prevents death or major traumatic injury when jumping from an aircraft.DesignRandomized controlled trial.SettingPrivate or commercial aircraft between September 2017 and August 2018.Participants92 aircraft passengers aged 18 and over were screened for participation. 23 agreed to be enrolled and were randomized.InterventionJumping from an aircraft (airplane or helicopter) with a parachute versus an empty backpack (unblinded).Main outcome measuresComposite of death or major traumatic injury (defined by an Injury Severity Score over 15) upon impact with the ground measured immediately after landing.ResultsParachute use did not significantly reduce death or major injury (0% for parachute v 0% for control; P>0.9). This finding was consistent across multiple subgroups. Compared with individuals screened but not enrolled, participants included in the study were on aircraft at significantly lower altitude (mean of 0.6 m for participants v mean of 9146 m for non-participants; P<0.001) and lower velocity (mean of 0 km/h v mean of 800 km/h; P<0.001).ConclusionsParachute use did not reduce death or major traumatic injury when jumping from aircraft in the first randomized evaluation of this intervention. However, the trial was only able to enroll participants on small stationary aircraft on the ground, suggesting cautious extrapolation to high altitude jumps. When beliefs regarding the effectiveness of an intervention exist in the community, randomized trials might selectively enroll individuals with a lower perceived likelihood of benefit, thus diminishing the applicability of the results to clinical practice.
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Danger is still everywhere : beware of the dog! : a new handbook for avoiding even bigger danger by Dr. Noel Zone \the greatest dangerologist in the world, ever\
\"Dr. Noel Zone is back to make YOU into a qualified Level 2 Dangerologist in this wacky handbook about how to avoid danger of even more kinds--from dinosaurs to volcanoes to the circus--plus the overwhelming danger of a real live puppy!\"--Amazon.com.
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Parachute use to prevent death and major trauma related to gravitational challenge: systematic review of randomised controlled trials
Objectives To determine whether parachutes are effective in preventing major trauma related to gravitational challenge. Design Systematic review of randomised controlled trials. Data sources: Medline, Web of Science, Embase, and the Cochrane Library databases; appropriate internet sites and citation lists. Study selection: Studies showing the effects of using a parachute during free fall. Main outcome measure Death or major trauma, defined as an injury severity score > 15. Results We were unable to identify any randomised controlled trials of parachute intervention. Conclusions As with many interventions intended to prevent ill health, the effectiveness of parachutes has not been subjected to rigorous evaluation by using randomised controlled trials. Advocates of evidence based medicine have criticised the adoption of interventions evaluated by using only observational data. We think that everyone might benefit if the most radical protagonists of evidence based medicine organised and participated in a double blind, randomised, placebo controlled, crossover trial of the parachute.
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Blood and Blood Products
This volume explores the safety and availability of the nation's supply of blood and blood components. It discusses the risks of disease transmission, methods of guarding the blood supply, new ideas on safety and monitoring, risk tolerance, risk communication, and no-fault insurance.
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Wearing a watch can endanger your life
He does, occasionally, manage to raise a smile, usually unintentionally (ironic for a man whose job it is to prevent accidents). He also finds it impossible to totally suppress a macabre fascination with industrial accidents as he tells a few of his favourite stories. A self-censored description of the trouble you can get into if your hair gets trapped in a milling machine. A brief but harrowing allusion to the dangers of wearing a wrist watch whilst live electrical fault testing. Suddenly, he plays his trump card and asks us if we've ever assessed risk. Suspicious that he is trying to lure one of us into a conversation about fire extinguishers, we all instinctively shake our heads. (We move as a herd, conscious that he could pick any one of us off from the fringe of the group with his seemingly benign question). \"You all assess risks!\", he retorts, triumphantly. \"You all cross the road, probably at least once a day\". Of course we do! And in that moment, I glimpse the world through his eyes-a world where there are so many accidents waiting to happen that they all have to get a numbered ticket and take a seat.
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Chicago Tribune Heidi Stevens column
The National Women's History Museum should be part of the Smithsonian Institution, according to the commission's report, which would offer it strategic advantages (the credibility and reputation of the Smithsonian brand), as well as access to the women's history artifacts already in the Smithsonian's possession. The report to Congress listed three preferred spots for the museum: A south monument site, which would mirror the new National Museum of African-American History and Culture; a northwest U.S...
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