WPI assessment—multiple body systems affected
151 WPI assessment—multiple body systems affected
If an injured person has injuries to more than 1 body system—
a WPI assessment of each affected body system may be made; and
each WPI assessment may be carried out by a different independent medical examiner; and
the WPI assessments of each physical body system may be combined in accordance with the WPI assessment guidelines to decide the injured person’s WPI for the person’s physical injuries; and
the WPI assessments for a primary psychological injury must be conducted in accordance with the WPI guidelines to decide the person’s WPI for their psychological injuries.
In this section:
injury, to a person’s body system, includes a primary psychological injury to the person.
primary psychological injury—see section 150 (6).
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