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You could argue that there are no cluster RCTs randomising districts to fire station vs no fire station. Firefighting is, you could proclaim, pointless, as it has never been “proven” by RCT to reduce the adverse impacts of fires. So, disband the fire service now!
08:38 PM - Jun 10, 2023
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And when the firefighters do come rushing to put out the fire, guess what they will be wearing? Firefighting respiratory protective equipment. Not tested by RCT.
08:39 PM - Jun 10, 2023
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But this is how Vinay would react if his house were to catch fire.
08:41 PM - Jun 10, 2023
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As for the “behavioural” aspects mentioned by Vinay and which could negatively impact device efficacy from poor training and compliance, the idea of measuring this by RCT is ludicrous.
08:42 PM - Jun 10, 2023
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We don't push untrained parachutists out of planes, lumping training and compliance with device efficacy. If untrained parachutists fall to their deaths, we don’t say: “Parachutes don’t work!” We measure training/compliance separately from device efficacy.
08:50 PM - Jun 10, 2023
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