Brain injury due to anoxia or hypoxia
Here you'll find our current definition of the critical illness, additional condition or child specific condition we cover. We've also listed any previous definitions we may have had. With each new definition we've highlighted what's changed from the previous definition.
March 2020
Brain injury due to anoxia or hypoxia
Definition merged into a combined definition with Traumatic brain injury in March 2020.
Previous definitions
October 2017
Brain injury due to anoxia or hypoxia - resulting in permanent symptoms
Death of brain tissue due to reduced oxygen supply (anoxia or hypoxia) resulting in permanent neurological deficit with persisting clinical symptoms.
For the above definition, the following are not covered:
- sickness or injury as a result of drug or alcohol intake or other intentional self-inflicted injury.