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7               Kind of injury, disease or death to which this Statement of Principles relates
(1)          This Statement of Principles is about deep vein thrombosis and death from deep vein thrombosis.
Meaning of deep vein thrombosis
(2)          For the purposes of this Statement of Principles, deep vein thrombosis:
(a)          means formation of a blood clot within the deep venous system; and
(b)          excludes thrombosis of the:
(i)            retinal veins;
(ii)         cerebral veins;
(iii)       pulmonary veins;
(iv)        hepatic vein;
(v)          renal veins;
(vi)        portal vein; and
(vii)     mesenteric veins.
Death from deep vein thrombosis
(3)          For the purposes of this Statement of Principles, deep vein thrombosis, in relation to a person, includes death from a terminal event or condition that was contributed to by the person's deep vein thrombosis.
            Note: terminal event is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.