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Risks and benefits

We all want the benefits of interventions. We all want to avoid the risks. Step in an elevator. You get to a high floor without having to climb stairs. Could the elevator cable break? Could you be riding with an infected COVID 19 victim? Might the doors get stuck? What if you accidentally drop your keys through the opening between the elevator floor and the shaft?

It’s only when the risks are minimized or when the benefit is so great that it can’t be passed up that we take that risk. This section will help you make sense of making decisions.