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example, bathing and dressing);
           (g)   sexual function.

    AMA2 means the American Medical Association, 1984, Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, 2nd edition, Chicago: American Medical Association, and any errata published prior to the commencement day.

    AMA5 means the American Medical Association, 2001, Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, 5th edition, Chicago: American Medical Association, and any errata published prior to the commencement day.

    AMA Guides means the American Medical Association, Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment (Chicago: American Medical Association) (various editions).

    commencement day: see Application of this Guide.

    disease has its ordinary meaning.

    DRCA means the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence-related Claims) Act 1988.

    loss of amenities, in relation to an employee, means effects on the employee's mobility, social relationships and recreation and leisure activities.

    %NEL means percentage of non-economic loss.

    pain means physical pain.

    re-assessment means a re-assessment of the degree of permanent impairment for the purposes of subsection 25(4) or (5) of the DRCA (interim payment of compensation).

    suffering means mental distress resulting from the impairment or injury.

    Examples: Grief, anguish, fear, frustration, humiliation, embarrassment, etc.

    whole person impairment: see the Introduction and the Principles of assessment.

    WPI is short for whole person impairment.

    %WPI means percentage of whole person impairment.

Division 1—Impairment

Chapter 1—Cardio-vascular system

Table 1.1  Assessments of symptomatic activity levels

Table of metabolic costs of activities will be provided for purposes of assessment. Examples of conditions with which it can be used are ischaemic heart disease, rheumatic heart disease and hypertension.

Male

Symptomatic level of activity in METs
(%WPI)
AGE                                    1    1-2  2-3  3-4  4-5  5-6  6-7  7-8  8-9  10+
(Yrs)
18-30                                  95   80   70   60   50   45   35   25   10   5
31-40                                  95   80   70   60   50   40   30   15   5    -
41-50                                  95   75   65   50   40   25   15   5    -    -
51-60                                  95   75   60   45   30   15   10   5    -    -
61-70                                  95   70   55   40   25   10   5    -    -    -
70+                                    95   65   45   30   10   -    -    -    -    -

Female

Symptomatic level of activity in METs
(%WPI)
AGE                                    1    1-2  2-3  3-4  4-5  5-6  6-7  7-8  8-9  10+
(Yrs)
18-30                                  95   80   65   60   40   25   15   10   5    -
31-40                                  95   80   60   45   35   20   5    -    -    -
41-50                                  95   75   60   45   30   15   5    -    -    -
51-60                                  95   75   55   35   20   10   5    -    -    -
61-70                                  95   70   45   30   10   5    -    -    -    -
70+                                    95   65   30   15   5    -    -    -    -    -

Table 1.2  Peripheral vascular disease

% WPI  Description of level of impairment