Acute vs. Chronic Harm
Immediate impact + long-term systemic degradation
Domain purpose
Immediate impact + long-term systemic degradation
Fields, modifiers, profiles and tests
L3-F01Harm Acute
Capture and validate the harm acute element within the Acute vs. Chronic Harm layer.
L3-F02Harm Chronic Proxy
Capture and validate the harm chronic proxy element within the Acute vs. Chronic Harm layer.
L3-F03Realized Harm Categories
Capture and validate the realized harm categories element within the Acute vs. Chronic Harm layer.
L3-F04Cumulative Bias Index
Capture and validate the cumulative bias index element within the Acute vs. Chronic Harm layer.
Implementation use
Determine applicability using the framework scope and system context. Implementation should be proportionate to risk and supported by evidence sufficient to validate the intended outcome.
Practitioner and validation guidance
Record immediate harms separately from chronic or cumulative proxies. Do not treat a proxy as proof of realised long-term harm.
- Validate the applicable profile and all conditional requirements.
- Retain source evidence, analyst rationale and transformation history.
- Record uncertainty and do not infer regulatory, certification or legal outcomes.