We should not be surprised by this as before the use of cross-sectional imaging these lesions went undetected without demonstrable harm.
The ideal screening method aims at fractioning indolent disease from cancers that will ultimately cause harm if undetected at an early stage.
Moreover, undetected bugs could induce great harm to the public when software systems are applied in safety-critical areas, such as consumer products, public infrastructure, transportation systems, etc.
In this case, the question is simply to determine how much effort should be expended in searching for a species at a site that might further harm biodiversity if it remains undetected.
Over 3/4 of the suicidal subjects, undetected by the clinicians, had self-harming acts, about half of them having self-harm without suicidal acts.
We know this inevitably means costly blind spots go undetected in the church's ministries, messages and priorities -- causing harm and missed opportunities.
In addition, while The Loop's method allows new drug trends and dangerous samples to be identified and acted upon – we were first to identify dangerous pentylone analogues infiltrating the UK's MDMA market this summer – new drugs not already in the itemiser database would simply go undetected, missing a precious opportunity to sound the alarm before more widespread harm can occur.
In a recent study of adolescents with self harm [ 4], the investigators found that self report was able to detect previously undetected NSSI in a clinical setting, suggesting that while self report questionnaires do not replace clinical assessment, they may enhance detection rates in youth.
The main harm anticipated from analgesic use was with ibuprofen: abdominal side effects or wheeze in individuals with undetected asthma.
So in a system in which so many vulnerable adults are in state care, what more can be done to prevent mental health problems going undetected, and more importantly, to stop those in need of intervention from slipping through the cracks and possibly harming themselves?
