sec.27What is a serious injury or illness

### sec.27 What is a serious injury or illness In this part, serious injury or illness of a person means an injury or illness requiring the person to have— immediate treatment as an in-patient in a hospital; or treatment for a serious decompression illness arising while diving immediate treatment for— the amputation of any part of his or her body; or a serious head injury; or a serious eye injury; or a serious burn; or the separation of his or her skin from an underlying tissue (such as degloving or scalping); or a spinal injury; or the loss of a bodily function; or serious lacerations; and includes any other injury or illness prescribed under a regulation but does not include an illness or injury of a prescribed kind. - (a) immediate treatment as an in-patient in a hospital; or Example— treatment for a serious decompression illness arising while diving - (b) immediate treatment for— (i) the amputation of any part of his or her body; or (ii) a serious head injury; or (iii) a serious eye injury; or (iv) a serious burn; or (v) the separation of his or her skin from an underlying tissue (such as degloving or scalping); or (vi) a spinal injury; or (vii) the loss of a bodily function; or (viii) serious lacerations; - (i) the amputation of any part of his or her body; or - (ii) a serious head injury; or - (iii) a serious eye injury; or - (iv) a serious burn; or - (v) the separation of his or her skin from an underlying tissue (such as degloving or scalping); or - (vi) a spinal injury; or - (vii) the loss of a bodily function; or - (viii) serious lacerations; - (i) the amputation of any part of his or her body; or - (ii) a serious head injury; or - (iii) a serious eye injury; or - (iv) a serious burn; or - (v) the separation of his or her skin from an underlying tissue (such as degloving or scalping); or - (vi) a spinal injury; or - (vii) the loss of a bodily function; or - (viii) serious lacerations;