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


### Answer
The term **serious bodily injury** is defined in *42 U.S.C. § 5106a* as follows -

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

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 5106a*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 67-CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT AND ADOPTION REFORM > SUBCHAPTER I-GENERAL PROGRAM**

