What can be categorized as a minor injury, and what can be considered a serious injury?

For the purposes of this document, the term minor injury is used to mean any injury that does not meet the definition of a serious injury. This regulation defines serious injury as an injury or illness that:

• is life threatening;
• results in permanent impairment of a body function or permanent damage to a body structure; or
• necessitates medical or surgical intervention to preclude permanent impairment of a body function or permanent damage to a body structure.

For the purposes of this document, the term permanent is defined as “irreversible impairment or damage to a body structure or function, excluding trivial impairment or damage.”

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