CAISS Exam | 404 Questions and Answers(A+ Solution guide)

Boxed & Bold Text - Represent AIS coding rules and conventions and contain directives to assist in the appropriate use of specific descriptions. Brackets - Denote inclusive or exclusive information. Parentheseses - Include synonyms or occasionally, non-clinical terms and provide a definition for the injury description. Semicolons - Separate injury descriptors that are comparable in severity. Bold Type - Identifies an anatomical structure Italics - Are used for proper-named anatomical structures or injuries, and for OIS grades. AIS .1 - Minor AIS .2 - Moderate AIS .3 - Serious AIS .4 - Severe AIS .5 - Critical AIS .6 - MaximumRange of AIS severity codes - 1-6 Is "DEATH" part of the AIS severity scale? - No Does a linear relationship exist between AIS severity codes? - No (T/F) Injuries within the same code may not be strictly compatible. - T AIS .9 - Unknown (T/F) The AIS single digit severity number indicates the relative severity of injury in an "average person" who sustains the coded injury as his only injury. - T