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Haha, I love this. Here's the real point of the paper IMO: > Conclusions Parachute use did not reduce death or major traumatic injury when jumping from aircraf
by ninetax 7y ago
Haha, I love this. Here's the real point of the paper IMO:
> Conclusions Parachute 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._
I wonder what else that's applicable to?