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


### Answer
The term **serious bodily injury** is defined in *18 U.S.C. § 2246* as follows -

> bodily injury that 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:
  - *18 U.S.C. § 2246*
  - Heading: **PART I-CRIMES > CHAPTER 109A-SEXUAL ABUSE**

