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My rule of thumb for any big organization (like a hospital) is that nothing changes until there's a body to explain away.

Yeah, sometimes enough fractional close calls add up (usually to a big lawsuit) and policy changes without and death, but don't bet on it.

But, on the other end of the spectrum, having all sorts of absurd policy and procedure because someone might die so incredibly rarely we can't quantify it is terrible too.



There are so many dangers in the world that society would grind to a halt if we tried to proactively prevent all of them.




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