serious physical injury
Defined in 1 place of the United States Code.
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.
Source
- 2005–present42 U.S.C. § 247DThe Public Health and Welfare · Targeted liability protections for pandemic and epidemic products and security countermeasures · in this section