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the affected hand or forearm is directly vibrated; or
(d)           activities where the affected hand is used for weight-bearing.
         Note 1: Forceful activities requiring generation of force by the hand include the use of crutches or other walking aids and hand propulsion of wheelchairs.
         Note 2: Activities where the hand may be used for weight-bearing include transfers from a wheelchair to a chair or bed, and the use of crutches or other walking aids.
                                  terminal event means the proximate or ultimate cause of death and includes the following:
(a)           pneumonia;
(b)           respiratory failure;
(c)           cardiac arrest;
(d)           circulatory failure; or
(e)           cessation of brain function.
                               trauma to the affected wrist or hand means a discrete event involving the application of significant physical force to or through the affected wrist or hand, that causes:
(a)          damage to the wrist or hand; and
(b)          the development, within 24 hours of the event occurring, of symptoms and signs of pain and tenderness, and either altered mobility or range of movement of the wrist or hand.  In the case of sustained unconsciousness or the masking of pain by analgesic medication, these symptoms and signs must appear on return to consciousness or the withdrawal of the analgesic medication; and
(c)          the persistence of these symptoms and signs for a period of at least 7 days following their onset, save for where medical intervention for the trauma to that wrist or hand has occurred and that medical intervention involves one of the following:
            (i)            immobilisation of the wrist or hand by splinting or similar external agent;
            (ii)         injection of a corticosteroid or local anaesthetic into that wrist or hand; or
            (iii)       surgery to that wrist or hand.
        Note: Examples of trauma include laceration, sprain, crush injury, fracture, dislocation, and a thermal, electrical or chemical burn.
                                  VEA means the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986.