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8/23/24, 9:31 PMCAISS Exam
Jeremiah
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Represent AIS coding rules and conventions and contain directives to assist in the
CAISS Exam
Brackets Denote inclusive or exclusive information.
Include synonyms or occasionally, non-clinical terms and provide a definition for the
Parentheseses
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 1-6
Is "DEATH" part of the AIS severity scale? No
Does a linear relationship exist between AIS No
severity codes?
(T/F) Injuries within the same code may not T
be strictly compatible.
AIS .9 Unknown
(T/F) The AIS single digit severity number T
indicates the relative severity of injury in an
"average person" who sustains the coded
injury as his only injury.
Adult 25-40 years of age
Free of pre-existing conditions
Average Patient
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 The fifth & sixth numbers in the pre-dot code stands for?
region &and
Boxed anatomic
Bold Text structure
appropriate use of specific descriptions.
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(T/F) AIS assesses the severity of single T
injuries.
(T/F) The ISS is the sum of the squares of the T
highest AIS in each of the (3) most severity
injured ISS body regions.
There are how many ISS body regions? 6
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