Sch 14, s 37
CurrentSerious chest injury
Schedule 14Ranges of injury scale values
Part 5Injuries to internal organs
Division 1Chest injuries
37 Serious chest injury
| Comment | 21 to 45 | ||
| The injury will involve serious traumatic injury to the chest or organs in the chest cavity, causing serious disability and ongoing medical problems. | |||
| Examples of the injury | |||
| • a trauma to 1 or more of the following, causing permanent damage, physical disability and impairment of function— | |||
| • the chest | |||
| • the heart | |||
| • 1 or both of the lungs | |||
| • the diaphragm | |||
| • an injury that causes the need for oxygen therapy for about 16 to 18 hours a day | |||
| Example of factors affecting ISV assessment | |||
| the need for a permanent tracheostomy | |||
| Comment about appropriate level of ISV | |||
| An ISV at or near the top of the range will be appropriate if, after recovery, there are both of the following— | |||
| (a) serious impairment to cardio-pulmonary function; | |||
| (b) a DPI for the injury of, or of nearly, 40%. |
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