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fix markdown typos on checklist.md file
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iteles authored Nov 12, 2019
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[Shane Parrish](https://fs.blog/2014/02/the-checklist-manifesto),
[Malcolm Gladwell](http://atulgawande.com/book/the-checklist-manifesto),
[Vinod Khosla](https://twitter.com/vkhosla/status/222469073806700544),
[Bill Gates](https://www.gatesnotes.com/Books/Checklist-Manifesto), etc.
[Bill Gates](https://www.analogue.network/book/the-checklist-manifesto-wp3t87?u=billgates)

The book details how checklists were developed independently in
several industries:
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> Deaths after surgery in Scotland have dropped by more than a third,
research suggests.
> A study indicated a 37% decrease since 2008,
A study indicated a 37% decrease since 2008,
which it attributed to the implementation of a safety checklist.
<br />
> The 19-item list - which was created by the World Health Organization - is supposed to encourage teamwork and communication during operations. <br />
> The death rate fell to 0.46 per 100 procedures between 2000 and 2014, analysis of 6.8m operations showed. <br />
> Dr Atul Gawande, who introduced the checklist and co-authored the study, published in the British Journal of Surgery, said: "Scotland's health system is to be congratulated for a multi-year effort that has produced some of the largest population-wide reductions in surgical deaths ever documented." <br />
> Prof Jason Leitch, NHS Scotland's national clinical director, added: "This is a significant study which highlights the reduction in surgical mortality over the last decade. <br />
> "While there are a number of factors that have contributed to this, it is clear from the research that the introduction of the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist in 2008 has played a key role."
> The BBC Article is a very similar to:
The 19-item list - which was created by the World Health Organization - is supposed to encourage teamwork and communication during operations.
The death rate fell to 0.46 per 100 procedures between 2000 and 2014, analysis of 6.8m operations showed. <br />
Dr Atul Gawande, who introduced the checklist and co-authored the study, published in the British Journal of Surgery, said: "Scotland's health system is to be congratulated for a multi-year effort that has produced some of the largest population-wide reductions in surgical deaths ever documented."
Prof Jason Leitch, NHS Scotland's national clinical director, added: "This is a significant study which highlights the reduction in surgical mortality over the last decade.
"While there are a number of factors that have contributed to this, it is clear from the research that the introduction of the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist in 2008 has played a key role."

The BBC Article is a very similar to:
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-04/w-hda041719.php
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A good checklist is:
+ Practical -
+ Practical
+ Concise - focus on the important parts of the task
+ Speedy - it should not add "overhead" to the task/activity.
+ Speedy - it should not add "overhead" to the task/activity
+ 5–9 items (_though they can be longer when necessary,
see WHO checklist below_)
+ 1 page max -
+ 1 page max
+ A clear "Pause Point" where you stop during the completion
+ _Supplement_ existing knowledge and expertise not _replace_ it.
+ _Supplement_ existing knowledge and expertise not _replace_ it
+ Uses Upper- & Lowercase
+ _Field-Tested_ in the real world, not theoretical.
+ _Field-Tested_ in the real world, not theoretical



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