Severe illness definition

Severe illness means a medical condition of an employee

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Severe illness means a continuing long-term debilitating and/or diagnosed medical condition which requires ongoing assistance. The term “traumatic injury” means an injury sustained, for example, in a motor vehicle accident, work place accident, or other event resulting in broken bones, loss of limb, TBI (including stroke related injuries) resulting in the need for in-patient hospitalization or long-term bed rest at home for purposes of recovery.

Severe illness in such cases means illness of the nature of acute debilitating disease, which requires hospitalization and/or prolonged indoor medical treatment or repeated indoor treatment to the Railway employee or any member of his/her family, which must be duly certified by the concerned Chief Medical Director of the Railway recommending such retention of Railway accommodation.

Examples of Severe illness in a sentence

• Severe illness will be deemed to be one involving major surgery as certified by a doctor or one in which there is immediate concern for the life of the patient, as certified by a doctor.

• Severe illness or injury to a member of an employee’s immediate family (including the birth of a child) or similar situation over which the employee has no control shall constitute an emergency under this section.

• Severe illness from COVID-19 is defined as hospitalization, admission to the intensive care unit (ICU), intubation or mechanical ventilation, or death.

• Severe illness is defined as an illness of at least two weeks duration requiring hospitalisation or strict medical supervision, which would prevent attendance at work.

• Severe illness can occur in otherwise healthy individuals at any age, but predominantly occurs in older adults or those with underlying medical conditions.

• Severe illness of a spouse, ancestor, ▇▇▇▇▇▇'s ancestor, descendant, spouse's descendant, or any relative living in the household.

• Severe illness in immediate family—ten (10) days per illness from accumulated sick leave at administrator’s discretion.

More Definitions of Severe illness

Severe illness means requiring ICU level of care for COVID-19 illness (e.g., respiratory dysfunction, hypoxia, shock and/or multi-system organ dysfunction).