Coma definition

Coma means being in a state of complete mental unresponsiveness, with no evidence of appropriate responses to stimulation.
Coma means during the elimination period, starting within 31 days of the date of the accident, being in a profound stupor or state of complete and total unconsciousness. Qualifying Period is a 31 day period from the date the insured employee, insured spouse and/or dependent child(ren) becomes comatose for which no benefits are payable.
Coma means a profound state of unconsciousness from which the Insured Person cannot be aroused to consciousness even by powerful stimulation, as determined by a physician. (Note: Coma benefits are available only to Dependent Children.) COMMON CARRIER means any licensed land, water or air conveyance operated by those whose occupation or business is transportation of persons or things without discrimination for hire. Should a Common Carrier be delayed or rerouted, such that the carrier is required to arrange alternate transportation for its passengers, the definition of Common Carrier will extend to whatever conveyance is used for this purpose. Such alternate transportation need not be charged to your Account for coverage to be in effect. Common Carrier is extended to include any Airline having a Charter Air Carrier’s License or its equivalent, provided it maintains regularly scheduled flights and publishes timetables and fares consistent with Scheduled Airline practices and provided the aircraft is limited to fixed-wing turbo-prop or jet Aircraft. Rafts, amusement park rides, jet skis, balloons, ski lifts and hang-gliders are not considered to be a Common Carrier. COVERED TRIP means travel on a Common Carrier, when the full cost of the passenger fare for such transportation has been charged to an Insured Person’s Account. DEPENDENT CHILD(XXX) means those children residing with the Account Holder, under the age of twenty-one (21) and unmarried, who are primarily dependent upon the Account Holder for maintenance and support. Dependent Children also means children beyond the age of twenty-one (21) and unmarried, who are permanently, mentally and physically challenged and incapable of self-support. Also included in the definition of Dependent Children are the Account Holder’s Dependent Children under the age of twenty-five (25) and unmarried, who are classified as full-time students at an institution of higher learning. IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER means the Spouse, parents, grandparents, children age eighteen (18) and over, brother or sister of the Insured Person.

Examples of Coma in a sentence

  • Specific Limitation: Hospital Cash Benefit is restricted to maximum 15 days for the Hospitalization due to following conditions: • Coma of Specified Severity • Multiple Sclerosis with Persisting Symptoms • Third Degree Xxxxx (Major Xxxxx) • Systemic Lupus Erythematous • Brain Surgery • Major Head Trauma • Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease ( CJD) • Terminal Illness.

  • Exclusions: - Coma caused by alcohol or drug abuse is not covered.

  • Coma as a consequence of abuse of alcohol or drugs is not covered.


More Definitions of Coma

Coma means a state of unconsciousness with no reaction to external stimuli or internal needs, persisting continuously with the use of a life support system for at least 72 hours. Excluded from this definition is coma induced medically or resulting from alcohol or drug abuse.
Coma means a profound state of unconsciousness where the patient cannot be awakened, fails to respond normally to pain or light, does not have sleep-awake cycles and cannot take voluntary actions and Comatose means a state of Coma.
Coma means a state of profound unconsciousness from which one cannot be aroused that lasts continuously for at least a period of 168 hours requiring confinement in a Hospital or Medical Facility under the care of a Physician board certified as a neurologist. The Diagnosis must be supported by a Glasgow Coma Scale score of no greater than 7 or a Rancho Los Amigos score of Level V or less throughout the 168 hour period and an abnormal Electroencephalogram (EEG).
Coma means a state of profound unconsciousness, from which one cannot be aroused, which results from Injury. The Insured Person must be:
Coma means a definite diagnosis of a state of unconsciousness with failure to respond normally to external stimuli or respond to internal needs and requiring life support for a continuous period of at least 96 hours, for which period the Glasgow coma score must be 7 or less. Excluded from this definition is coma resulting from alcohol or drug abuse.
Coma means a state of profound unconsciousness, from which one cannot be aroused, that lasts continuously for at least a period of one hundred sixty-eight (168) hours requiring confinement in a Hospital under the care of a Physician, board certified as a neurologist. The Physician’s diagnosis must be supported by a Glasgow Coma Scale score of no greater than seven (7) or a score of Level V or less on the Rancho Los Amigos Scale throughout the one hundred sixty- eight (168) hour period and an abnormal Electroencephalogram (EEG).
Coma means the Insured has been in a state of unconsciousness for a continuous period of at least 96 hours, during which external stimulation produced no more than primitive avoidance reflexes. A Physician who is certified as a neurologist must confirm diagnosis in writing.