Sterile technique, aseptic post-operative care, antibiotics, and vigilant post-operative monitoring greatly reduce the risk of these complications.

Practice arrows, for instance, can use a blunt tip that spreads the force over a wider area to reduce the risk of injury or limit penetration.

To reduce the risk of injury from a fall, climbers rarely go higher than 3 – 5 meters above the ground.

Central banks usually also have supervisory powers, intended to prevent bank runs and to reduce the risk that commercial banks and other financial institutions engage in reckless or fraudulent behavior.

Such legal reserve requirements were introduced in the 19th century as an attempt to reduce the risk of banks overextending themselves and suffering from bank runs, as this could lead to knock-on effects on other overextended banks.

Cycling suffers from a perception that it is unsafe although use of appropriate safety equipment and observance of road rules can reduce risk of serious injury.

Whatever measures have been taken to reduce the privacy risk in census data, new technology in the form of better electronic analysis of data poses increasing challenges to the protection of sensitive individual information.

Once in place, democratic institutions — even partial ones — reduce the likelihood of armed conflict and all but eliminate the risk that it will lead to geno / politicide.

The purpose of door guards ( also known as hinge guards, anti-finger trapping devices, or finger guards ) is to reduce the number of finger trapping accidents in doors, as doors pose a risk to children especially when closing.

Special purpose fire doors are often employed in buildings to reduce the overall risk of fire, particularly by preventing the spread of fire and smoke.

From another perspective, the farmer and the miller both reduce a risk and acquire a risk when they sign the futures contract: the farmer reduces the risk that the price of wheat will fall below the price specified in the contract and acquires the risk that the price of wheat will rise above the price specified in the contract ( thereby losing additional income that he could have earned ).

Applied subjects include market and legal remedies to spread or reduce risk, such as warranties, government-mandated partial insurance, restructuring or bankruptcy law, inspection, and regulation for quality and information disclosure.

Pedestrian bridges were constructed every kilometer, to reduce the risk of accidents.

Nitrox is not a safer gas than compressed air in all respects ; although its use can reduce the risk of decompression sickness, it increases the risk of oxygen toxicity and fire, which are further discussed below.

Research shows that quercetin influences cellular mechanisms in vitro and in animal studies, and there is limited evidence from human population studies that quercetin may reduce the risk of lung cancer.

Ammunition can be chosen to reduce the risk of overpenetration ; see Terminal ballistics, Stopping power, and Hollow point bullet.

Hearing protection such as earplugs ( disposable or reusable ) or ear muffs ( including electronic devices that amplify quiet sounds ) can be used to reduce the risk of hearing damage.

Because eyes are particularly vulnerable to this type of damage, eye protection should be worn to reduce the risk of injury.

Tensions remained high for months, although various confidence-building measures were discussed to reduce the risk of military accidents or conflict in the Aegean, under the auspices of the NATO Secretary General.

Around the late 14th century AD, European powdermakers first began adding liquid during grinding to improve mixing, reduce dust, and with it the risk of explosion.

The system, along with new sod, was installed to prevent the field from becoming too wet to play on during light to medium rains, and to reduce the time needed to dry the field adequately.

As organizations strive to focus on core competencies and becoming more flexible, they reduce their ownership of raw materials sources and distribution channels.

Many US city and local governments hire professional and amateur hunters each year to reduce populations of animals such as deer that are becoming hazardous in a restricted area, such as neighbourhood parks and metropolitan open spaces.

Tools which are frequently used to control harvest are bag limits and season closures, although gear restrictions such as archery-only seasons are becoming increasingly popular in an effort to reduce hunter success rates.

This care will help keep the glucose ( sugar ) level in the blood from becoming either too high or too low, reducing or eliminating acute problems, and if sustained over a long time, reduce the chance of chronic problems as well.

By this time Cain was becoming frustrated at the reluctance of his government's caucus members to approve his plans for tax rises and spending cuts to reduce the growing budget deficit.

Prediction algorithms tend to be simple to reduce hardware complexity, though they are becoming somewhat more complicated.

Spacecraft today predominantly use rockets for propulsion, but other propulsion techniques such as ion drives are becoming more common, particularly for unmanned vehicles, and this can significantly reduce the vehicle's mass and increase its delta-v.

Since becoming mayor, Delanoë's goals have been to improve the quality of life, reduce pollution, and cut down on vehicle traffic within the city ( including a plan for a non-polluting tramway to ease Parisian traffic ) and pedestrian malls.

The agreement called for universities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but PLU has taken the initiative to set their goal of becoming carbon neutral by December 31, 2020.

Traditional climbers tend to opt for longer quickdraws, which allow for greater rope movement and thereby reduce the chances of protection becoming dislodged.

Many aircraft between the wars-at the time when retractable gear was becoming commonplace-were deliberately designed to allow the bottom of the wheels to protrude below the fuselage even when retracted to reduce the damage caused if the pilot forgot to extend the landing gear or in case the plane was shot down and forced to crash-land.

She said it would reduce allied disabilities and hospital admissions, as well as discourage non-smokers from becoming smokers.

The management of London Transport aimed to reduce goods services, and it was felt that there was little chance of the more distant parts of the former Metropolitan Railway ever becoming viable passenger routes.

Some economists argue from the Coase Theorem that, if industries internalized the costs of negative externalities they would face an incentive to reduce them, perhaps even becoming enthusiastic about taking advantage of opportunities to improve profitability through lower costs.

Laws was one of five Liberal Democrats to obtain Cabinet positions when the coalition was formed, becoming Chief Secretary to the Treasury, tasked with cutting spending in order to reduce the UK deficit.

This was done mainly to reduce the power consumption for use in radio sets operated by dry batteries that were becoming increasingly popular.

As of 2005, fleet operators often use 9, 10, 13 or 18-speed transmissions, but automated manual and semi-automatic transmissions are becoming more common on heavy vehicles, as they can improve efficiency and drivability, reduce the barrier to entry for new drivers, and may improve safety by allowing the driver to concentrate on road conditions.

Plastic foam tubing to surround the hose may be used to reduce heat transfer between the environment and liquid in the hose, keeping a cold liquid refreshing in summer, or forestalling the system's becoming unusable due to freezing of the contents in the winter.

The unit's innovative use of a sling to relieve the pain of severe burn injuries and reduce the risk of them becoming infected in the days immediately after the fire gave birth to a medical product that is still in use today.

Many amateur geologists prefer to travel in groups in order to reduce the danger of somebody becoming injured and / or stuck.

To accommodate the additional track of the main line, it was necessary to reduce Royal Oak station to two platform faces ; the former down platform was removed ( its track becoming the up main ), and the southern of the two former up platforms became the down platform.

Some related theories also argue ( and can show statistically ) that mass behaviour ( by becoming more predictable and " known " to other people ) can reduce accident risks, such as in traffic safety-in this case, the safety effect creates an actual reduction of danger, rather than just a redistribution over a larger group.

It is becoming increasingly common for traditional solid endmills to be replaced by more cost-effective inserted cutting tools ( which, though more expensive initially, reduce tool-change times and allow for the easy replacement of worn or broken cutting edges rather than the entire tool ).