sch.3-sec.99Loss of both upper limbs, or loss of 1 arm and extreme injury to the other arm

sch.3-sec.99 Loss of both upper limbs, or loss of 1 arm and extreme injury to the other arm

Comment 55 to 85 The effect of the injury is to reduce the injured person to a state of considerable helplessness. Examples of factors affecting ISV assessment whether the amputations are above or below the elbow (the loss of the elbow joint adds greatly to the disability) the length of any stump suitable for use with a prosthesis severity of any phantom pains Additional comment about appropriate level of ISV An ISV of 70 to 85 will be appropriate if— both upper limbs are amputated at the shoulder; or 1 arm is amputated at the shoulder, and there is a loss of function in the other arm, causing whole person impairment of 60%. An ISV of 65 to 80 will be appropriate if— both upper limbs are amputated through the elbow or above the elbow but below the shoulder; or 1 arm is amputated through the elbow or above the elbow but below the shoulder, and there is a loss of function in the other arm, causing whole person impairment of 57%. An ISV of 55 to 75 will be appropriate if— both upper limbs are amputated below the elbow; or 1 arm is amputated below the elbow, and there is a loss of function in the other arm, causing whole person impairment of 54%.