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In aviation, nobody ever wonders why you're running a checklist.
Nobody every wonders why somebody speaks up. It's part of the cul-
ture. Plus, they know that if the plane goes down, they go down with
the plane. OSM
Dr. Ring (
dring@mgh.harvard.edu
) is associate professor of orthopaedic sur-
gery at Harvard Medical School, chief of Mass-achusetts General Hospital's ortho
hand and upper extremity service, and chair of the MGH Orthopaedic Quality
and Safety Committee.
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