Study: Parachute use to Prevent Death and Major Trauma When Jumping from Aircraft

Parachute use to prevent death and major trauma when jumping from aircraft: randomized controlled trial – The BMJ (free)

Linked Opinion: We jumped from planes without parachutes (and lived to tell the tale) – The BMJ Opinion (free)

Commentaries: Researchers Show Parachutes Don’t Work, But There’s A Catch – NPR (free) AND Evidence-Based Satire – The Health Care Blog (free)

Related Commentary on Twitter

Parachute use compared with a backpack control did not reduce death or major traumatic injury. The authors say that this largely resulted from their ability to only recruit participants jumping from stationary aircraft on the ground #XmasBMJ @rwyeh https://t.co/CUZSqrW28n pic.twitter.com/G9jsNuxXIu

— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) December 14, 2018