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April 20, 2006
Charity Parachute Jumps
Oh yes, very good spot there by Sinclair’s Musings.
For every pound raised by those going on a charity parachute jump....it costs the NHS 13.75 to treat the injuries.
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This seems to rely very heavily on the finding of a 7% hospitalisation rate among charity parachute jumpers, which strikes me as very high indeed. For every plane that went up, two people needed admission to hospital?
Also, the average cost of £3581 seems bloody high since what we are talking about here is sprained ankles and broken legs.
Posted by: dsquared | Apr 20, 2006 8:34:42 AM
I used to skydive, and saw a lot of people turn up for charity skydives. The hospitalisation rate is definitely lower that 7%.
Posted by: Robert | Apr 20, 2006 6:25:21 PM
This is from a peer reviewed journal so some confidence is justified. However, the statistics clearly could be false as you believe. Even if they are, though, their conclusions are not sensitive to a small amount of change.
If you halve the number of injuries and double the amount that people raise I'm pretty certain the numbers will still show that this is a loss making activity. That makes this a conclusion which is robust to its dataset proving flawed. It's main insight is in the information on the amount treatment costs and I have every reason to believe that these doctors (who regularly perform this treatment) are able to make an estimation of the resources needed accurately.
Posted by: Matthew Sinclair | Apr 20, 2006 9:35:46 PM
