Objectives To determine whether parachutes are effective in preventing major trauma related to gravitational challenge.
A very interesting article providing reality check on blind dependence of the medical community today on double blind, randomized, placebo controlled, crossover trails.
They concluded:
"Only two options exist. The first is that we accept that, under exceptional circumstances, common sense might be applied when considering the potential risks and benefits of interventions. The second is that we continue our quest for the holy grail of exclusively evidence based interventions and preclude parachute use outside the context of a properly conducted trial. The dependency we ...
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