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CAISS EXAM CERTIFICATION EXAM 2 LATEST VERSIONS ACTUAL EXAM 400 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES Origins of AIS (3) - Answer️️ -1) Standardized system 2) Classify type/severity of injury from MVC 3) Consensus Injury descriptors are organized ________________________...

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CAISS EXAM CERTIFICATION EXAM 2 LATEST VERSIONS
2024-2025 ACTUAL EXAM 400 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES


Origins of AIS (3) - Answer✔️✔️-1) Standardized system


2) Classify type/severity of injury from MVC

3) Consensus

Injury descriptors are organized _________________________ ? - Answer✔️✔️-

Anatomically

Injury severity is ranked relative to its importance to _______________? - Answer✔️✔️-

The whole body

AIS reflects severity of single injuries and are unaffected by what three things? -

Answer✔️✔️-1) time

2) sequela

3) outcome

What type of scale does AIS use? - Answer✔️✔️-6 point ordinal scale

Which type of measurement is more variable? Anatomic or Physiologic? - Answer✔️✔️-

Physiologic

Is clinical training necessary for collecting injury data? - Answer✔️✔️-NO

AIS is based on what three (3) factors? - Answer✔️✔️-1) anatomically- based

2) consensus driven

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3) global

Severity is NOT contingent upon what two (2) factors? - Answer✔️✔️-1) Outcome

2) time

Numerical ranking of severity: 1 - Answer✔️✔️-minor

Numerical ranking of severity: 2 - Answer✔️✔️-moderate

Numerical ranking of severity: 3 - Answer✔️✔️-serious

Numerical ranking of severity: 4 - Answer✔️✔️-severe

Numerical ranking of severity: 5 - Answer✔️✔️-critical

Numerical ranking of severity: 6 - Answer✔️✔️-maximum (currently untreatable)

Is mortality a sole determinant of AIS severity? - Answer✔️✔️-NO

Are all AIS data comparable from year to year? - Answer✔️✔️-NO (updates)

Is "DEATH" part of the severity scale? - Answer✔️✔️-NO

Is a patient who dies automatically assigned the highest AIS severity of 6? - Answer✔️✔️-

NO (patients w/ minor injuries can die)

Does a linear relationship exist between AIS severity codes? - Answer✔️✔️-NO (AIS 4 is

more, NOT twice as severe as AIS 2)

Are all injuries within the same AIS code strictly compatible? - Answer✔️✔️-NO (tibia fx &

alveolar ridge are both AIS - 2, although one may be worse than the other, both are

considered 'moderate')

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What AIS code is assigned to a patient with inadequate information regarding an injury?

- Answer✔️✔️-9

AIS single digit severity codes are based on what type of patient? - Answer✔️✔️-Average

What four (4) things define the "average" patient? - Answer✔️✔️-1) 25-40 yrs old

2) no pre-existing conditions

3) no tx complications

4) received timely/appropriate care

Approximately how many injury descriptors are included in AIS? - Answer✔️✔️-2000

What part of the AIS code is considered the "Pre-Dot Code?" - Answer✔️✔️-6 digits

BEFORE the decimal point (left)

What part of the AIS code is considered the "AIS Severity Number?" - Answer✔️✔️-single

digit after the decimal (right)

(T/F) The 6 digit pre-dot codes are unique and allow for more specificity and accurate

coding? - Answer✔️✔️-TRUE

The first digit in the pre-dot code corresponds to what? - Answer✔️✔️-Body Region

The second digit in the pre-dot code corresponds to what? - Answer✔️✔️-Type of

anatomic structure (skeletal, solid organ)

The third/fourth digits in the pre-dot code correspond to what? - Answer✔️✔️-Specific

anatomic structure (femur)

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The fifth/sixth digits in the pre-dot code correspond to what? - Answer✔️✔️-Level of injury

within the specific body region and anatomic structure (NFS, minor, major)

Parenthesis in the AIS dictionary indicate what? - Answer✔️✔️-synonyms or definitions

for injury types

Brackets in the AIS dictionary indicate what? - Answer✔️✔️-inclusionary/exclusionary

info, OIS Grades

Boxed bold type in the AIS dictionary indicates what? - Answer✔️✔️-directions to help

coder choose appropriate code

Semicolons in the AIS dictionary indicate what? - Answer✔️✔️-separate injury descriptors

that are comparable in severity

Italics in the AIS dictionary indicate what? - Answer✔️✔️-proper-named

injuries/structures, OIS grades

Does AIS assess the severity of multiple injuries? - Answer✔️✔️-NO (single injury

severity only)

The injury Severity Score (ISS) is defined as what? - Answer✔️✔️-Sum of the squares of

highest AIS in each of three most severely injured ISS body regions.

What are the six body regions used in the ISS? - Answer✔️✔️-1) head & neck

2) face

3) chest

4) abdomen & pelvic organs

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