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Schedule 1—Guide to the Assessment of the Degree of Permanent Impairment Edition 3.0

                     GUIDE TO THE ASSESSMENT OF THE DEGREE OF PERMANENT IMPAIRMENT EDITION 3.0

CONTENTS
List of Tables and Figures 1
List of Tables 1
List of Figures 3
Introduction to Edition 3.0 of the Guide 4
Structure of this Guide 4
Application of this Guide 4
Whole person impairment 4
Entitlements under the SRC Act 5
Non-economic loss 5
Compensation payable 5
Interim and final assessments 5
Increase in degree of whole person impairment 6
Survival of claims 6
Principles of Assessment 7
Impairment and non-economic loss 7
Employability and incapacity 7
Permanent impairment 7
Pre-existing conditions and aggravation 8
Pre-existing conditions and injury other than aggravation, to same body part, system or function 8
The impairment tables 9
Malignancies and conditions resulting in major systemic failure 9
Percentages of impairment 10
Comparing assessments under alternative tables 10
Combined values 10
Calculating the assessment 10
Ordering of additional investigations 10
Exceptions to use of this Guide 11
List of References 12
Glossary 13
Division 1 – Assessment of the degree of the permanent impairment
of an employee resulting from an injury 14
Chapter 1 – The cardiovascular system 14
1.0 Introduction 14
1.1 Coronary artery disease 15
1.2 Hypertension 17
1.2.1 Diastolic hypertension 17
1.2.2 Systolic hypertension 17
1.3 Arrhythmias 18
1.4 Peripheral vascular disease of the lower extremities 19
1.5 Peripheral vascular disease of the upper extremities 20
1.6 Raynaud's disease 20
Chapter 2 – The respiratory system 22
2.0 Introduction 22
2.1 Assessing impairment of respiratory function 22
2.1.1 Measurements 22
2.1.2 Methods of measurement 23
2.1.3 Impairment rating 23
2.2 Asthma and other hyper-reactive airways diseases 24
2.3 Lung cancer and mesothelioma 25
2.4 Breathing disorders associated with sleep 25
Chapter 3 – The endocrine system 27
3.0 Introduction 27
3.1 Thyroid and parathyroid glands 27
3.2 Adrenal cortex and medulla 28
3.3 Pancreas (diabetes mellitus) 28
3.4 Gonads and mammary glands 30
Chapter 4 – Disfigurement and skin disorders 31
4.0 Introduction 31
4.1 Skin disorders 31
4.2 Facial disfigurement 32
4.3 Bodily disfigurement 33
Chapter 5 – Psychiatric conditions 34
5.0 Introduction 34
5.1 Psychiatric conditions 34
Chapter 6 – The visual system 36
6.0 Introduction 36
6.1 Central visual acuity 38
6.1.1 Determining the loss of central vision in one eye 38
6.2 Determining loss of monocular visual fields 39
6.3 Abnormal ocular motility and binocular diplopia 40
6.4 Other ocular abnormalities 40
6.5 Other conditions causing permanent deformities causing up to 10% impairment of the whole person 41
6.6 Calculation of visual system impairment for both eyes 41
Chapter 7 – Ear, nose and throat disorders 43
7.0 Introduction 43
7.1