CAISS EXAM CERTIFICATION EXAM 1 2024
When head injuries and vessel injuries occur simultaneously, they shoud be coded combined or
separate? - answer>>separate
"Closed cisterns" implies what type of brain injury? - answer>>swelling
If a single fracture involves both the skull vault and base, what fracture should be coded? -
answer>>most severe
(T/F) Brain edema accompanying a contusion or hematoma is considered part of the lesion
when assessing its size. - answer>>TRUE
If a single fracture involves both the skull vault and base, and both are equal in severity, which
fracture is coded? - answer>>point of origin
Unless specified as base, all skull fractures should be coded as what? - answer>>vault
List five (5) bones that may be involved with a skull base fx - answer>>1) ethmoid
2) sphenoid
3) orbital roof
4) portions of occiput
5) petrous and mastoid portions of temporal
Which two sections of the ISS body region for head can DAI be coded under? - answer>>1)
cerebrum
2) concussion
If DAI lasts more than 24 hours, it is ALWAYS coded to which section of the ISS head body
region? - answer>>concussion
,(T/F) Certain findings such as IVH, SAH, SPH, and ischemic brain damager are ALWAYS coded
separately from DAI. - answer>>FALSE
When a patient sustains multiple head injuries along with coma, the come should be assigned
ONCE to which of the AIS descriptors? - answer>>highest
A rubbed or scraped area on skin or mucous membranes caused by contact with a rough
surface that removes layers is known as what? - answer>>abrasion
Road rash and friction burns are considered what type of external injury? - answer>>abrasion
Black or blue marks resulting from blunt force causing tiny underlying blood vessels to burst
and leak into skin but do not cause a break in the skin are known as what? -
answer>>contusions
Ecchymosis, subcutaneous hematoma, bruise, and bump are all considered what type of
external injury? - answer>>contusions
Tearing or ripping apart of tissues from blunt or penetrating force is known as what type of
injury? - answer>>laceration
Ripping or tearing away of all layers of skin in which a portion is separated from underlying
tissues often creating a flap is known as what type of injury? - answer>>avulsion
Traumatic removal of skin and SQ tissue separating tissue planes from their blood supply, esp.
from a limp is known as what type of injury? - answer>>degloving
(T/F) Degloving injuries may be open or closed. - answer>>TRUE
Which are typically more extensive - degloving or avulsion? - answer>>degloving
, Soft tissue injuries are dispersed across body regions in the AIS book and are coded as what ISS
body region? - answer>>external
When an external injury occurs without underlying injury, it is coded to the specific
_______________ AIS region, but assigned to the
________________ ISS region. - answer>>body AIS; external ISS
When should the AIS body region external codes be used for skin injuries? - answer>>no body
region info is available
(T/F) When a skin injury (abrasion, contusion, etc.) occurs over an underlying injury they should
be coded separately to the specific body region. - answer>>TRUE (ex. open fx, penetrating)
1st degree burn is described as _________? - answer>>superficial
2nd degree burn is described as __________? - answer>>partial thickness
3rd degree burn is described as _________? - answer>>full thickness
Is age adjustment required for burns? - answer>>YES
When burns are only described as combined degrees, the coder should choose the least or
most severe code? - answer>>most severe
When burns occur in varying degrees, which type of burns are coded separately from the
others? - answer>>1st degree
When either 2nd and/or 3rd degree burns are < 10% TBSA, should the 2nd and 3rd degree
burns be coded separately or combined? - answer>>separately
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