serious physical injury
Defined in 1 dictionary — U.S. Code
United States Code
42 U.S.C. § 247D — in this section
The term “serious physical injury” means an injury that—
(A) is life threatening;
(B) results in permanent impairment of a body function or permanent damage to a body structure; or
(C) necessitates medical or surgical intervention to preclude permanent impairment of a body function or permanent damage to a body structure.