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9.9% OF THE TIME If things were right only 99.9% of the time, there would be: – One hour of unsafe drinking water every month. – Two unsafe landings every day at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport. – 16,000 pieces of lost mail every hour. – 20,000 incorrect drug prescriptions every year. – 500 incorrect surgeries every week. – 50 babies dropped at birth every day. – 32,000 missed heartbeats per person, per year. – 22,000 checks deducted from the wrong checking account every hour. From Pediatrics for Parents Newsletter, October, 1990
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