Parachute use to prevent death and major trauma when jumping from aircraft: randomized controlled trial
Objective To determine if using a parachute prevents death or major traumatic injury when jumping from an aircraft.
Design Randomized controlled trial.
Setting Private or commercial aircraft between September 2017 and August 2018.
Participants 92 aircraft passengers aged 18 and over were screened for participation. 23 agreed to be enrolled and were randomized.
Intervention Jumping from an aircraft (airplane or helicopter) with a parachute versus an empty backpack (unblinded).
Main outcome measures Composite of death or major traumatic injury (defined by an Injury Severity Score over 15) upon impact with the ground measured immediately after landing.
Results Parachute use did not significantly reduce death or major injury
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My Name was saying these words inside your head on, Fri 14 Dec 2018, 10:39,
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Pfft
While reading the abstract, Blixa Bargeld was heard singing "they've proven quite effectively that bumblebees indeed can fly" in the background
/trufax
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mediocre ha ha ha, you're reading this, Fri 14 Dec 2018, 10:54,
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This feels like the punchline to a joke that I missed the build-up to
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evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Fri 14 Dec 2018, 11:30,
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"However, the trial was only able to enroll participants on small stationary aircraft on the ground, suggesting cautious extrapolation to high altitude jumps. "
...what the hell?
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Extinct Jesus Dossier "...I think it counteracts Hitler's magic...", Fri 14 Dec 2018, 12:29,
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www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/once-year-scientific-journals-try-be-funny-not-everyone-gets-joke-180961512/
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Mudface The web isn't callipygian, Fri 14 Dec 2018, 12:54,
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