CAISS Exam 2 Questions and Answers A+ Grade

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 - Maximum Range of AIS severity codes - 1-6Is "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 Average Patient - Adult 25-40 years of age Free of pre-existing conditions Free of treatment complications Receiving timely, appropriate care for the injury Pre-dot Code - 6 digits to the left of decimal point AIS Severity Number - A single digit to the right of the decimal point. Body Region - The first number in the pre-dot code stands for? Type of Anatomic Structure - The second number in the pre-dot code stands for? Specific Anatomic Structure - The third & fourth numbers in the pre-dot code stands for? Level of injury within the specific body region and anatomic structure - The fifth & sixth numbers in the pre-dot code stands for?(T/F) AIS assesses the severity of single injuries. - T (T/F) The ISS is the sum of the squares of the highest AIS in each of the (3) most severity injured ISS body regions. - T There are how many ISS body regions? - 6 ISS Body Regions - Head & Neck Face Chest Abdominal & Pelvic Contents Extremities & Pelvic Girdle External Head & Neck - Include injury to the brain, skull, cervical spine or neck organs. (T/F) Asphyxia is assigned to the ISS Head region? - T Face - Include injury to mouth, ears, eyes, nose and facial bones. Chest - Include injury to abdominal and pelvic contents, including all lesions to internal organs in the respective cavities and injuries to diaphragm, rib cage and thoracic spine. (T/F) Drowning is assigned to the Chest region? - T (T/F) The ISS is the sum of the squares of the highest AIS in each of the (5) most severity injured ISS body regions. - F(T/F) There are 9 ISS body regions? - F (T/F) Asphyxia is assigned to the ISS Chest region? - F (T/F) Drowning is assigned to the Head & Neck region? - f Abdomen and Pelvic Area - Include injury to Lumber s