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Comment author: Thomas 22 February 2012 06:25:59PM 2 points [-]

But I do think that once there are thousands of people and tens of millions of dollars in a field, you don't get to call it "hiding in plain sight" or "low hanging fruit" anymore.

How about the Heimlich method? There were millions of dollars and thousands of doctors in the field when he invented what he invented. Not a very high hanging fruit.

Comment author: Yvain 22 February 2012 06:54:23PM 4 points [-]

Probably not a good example

Comment author: Thomas 22 February 2012 07:22:00PM 0 points [-]

Another relatively low hanging fruit. What is really the best response for chocking? Heimlich method OR "back slap" or something else?

Comment author: pedanterrific 22 February 2012 07:32:22PM 0 points [-]

Can you think of a way to test this that would get past an ethics committee, though?

Comment author: Thomas 22 February 2012 07:37:29PM 1 point [-]

I would go for statistics. How many have died/survived after this or another approach.

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