### Question
How is the term serious bodily injury defined?


### Answer
The term **serious bodily injury** is defined in *33 U.S.C. § 1319* as the following:

> bodily injury which involves a substantial risk of death, unconsciousness, extreme physical pain, protracted and obvious disfigurement, or protracted loss or impairment of the function of a bodily member, organ, or mental faculty

#### Citation:
  - *33 U.S.C. § 1319*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 25-PORTS AND WATERWAYS SAFETY PROGRAM > SUBCHAPTER III-STANDARDS AND ENFORCEMENT**

