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Re:Medical error is third biggest cause of death in the US, ... by wvenable on Wednesday May 04, 2016 @01:55PM (#11630211)
I'd argue that there so many differences between air travel and medicine that it's not a useful comparison. A single passenger doesn't even interact with a Pilot, as just one example.
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Re:Medical error is third biggest cause of death in the US, ... by TillE on Wednesday May 04, 2016 @02:02PM (#11630280)
It's not difficult to see how the concept of following strict procedures and double-checking your work might be adapted to medicine.

There's really no use in arguing about an analogy. Focus on the point.

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Re:Medical error is third biggest cause of death in the US, ... by wvenable on Wednesday May 04, 2016 @02:42PM (#11630623)
It sort of implies that there aren't strict procedures and double-checking in medicine. But there are. The problem is that medicine is more complicated with more people involved. You can't just say "hey, look in Engineering we can build bridges on time and under budget, why can't you do that with software?" The same issue here.
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Re:Medical error is third biggest cause of death in the US, ... by EliRivers on Wednesday May 04, 2016 @03:53PM (#11631204)
I understand the evidence indicates that checklists in medicine can make a significant improvement.

http://www.who.int/patientsafety/implementation/checklists/b...

"This study revealed an overall significant reduction in mortality and morbidity after implementation of the checklist."

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