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Life-Saving Checklists
- Atul Gawande's "Checklist Manifesto" begins with a girl's miraculous rescue.
- Checklists revived her after a near-drowning incident, grabbing Mike's attention.
Unexpected Focus
- Joe expected the book to focus on creating and using checklists practically.
- Instead, Gawande chronicles checklists' integration into surgery.
B-17 Bomber
- A B-17 bomber crashed during a test flight due to a pilot forgetting a simple switch.
- A checklist could have prevented the crash, highlighting their life-saving potential.