CAISS EXAM/QUESTIONS & CORRECT ANSWERS /.
Specific Anatomic Structure - CORRECT ANSWERS -The third & fourth numbers in the pre-dot code stands for?
Level of injury within the specific body region and anatomic structure - CORRECT ANSWERS -The fifth & sixth numbers in the pre-dot code stands for?...
CAISS EXAM/QUESTIONS & CORRECT ANSWERS /2024-
2025.
Specific Anatomic Structure - CORRECT ANSWERS -The third & fourth numbers in the
pre-dot code stands for?
Level of injury within the specific body region and anatomic structure - CORRECT
ANSWERS -The fifth & sixth numbers in the pre-dot code stands for?
(T/F) AIS assesses the severity of single injuries. - CORRECT ANSWERS -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. - CORRECT ANSWERS -T
There are how many ISS body regions? - CORRECT ANSWERS -6
ISS Body Regions - CORRECT ANSWERS -Head & Neck
Face
Chest
Abdominal & Pelvic Contents
Extremities & Pelvic Girdle
External
Head & Neck - CORRECT ANSWERS -Include injury to the brain, skull, cervical spine
or neck organs.
(T/F) Asphyxia is assigned to the ISS Head region? - CORRECT ANSWERS -T
Face - CORRECT ANSWERS -Include injury to mouth, ears, eyes, nose and facial
bones.
Chest - CORRECT ANSWERS -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? - CORRECT ANSWERS -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. - CORRECT ANSWERS -F
(T/F) There are 9 ISS body regions? - CORRECT ANSWERS -F
(T/F) Asphyxia is assigned to the ISS Chest region? - CORRECT ANSWERS -F
(T/F) Drowning is assigned to the Head & Neck region? - CORRECT ANSWERS -f
,Abdomen and Pelvic Area - CORRECT ANSWERS -Include injury to Lumber spine
lesions.
External - CORRECT ANSWERS -Injuries that include lacerations, contusions,
abrasions, hypothermia, electrical injury, whole body injury and burns are assigned to
what region?
1-75 - CORRECT ANSWERS -The ISS score ranges from what to what?
(T/F) An ISS of 75 can be derived in 2 ways: one AIS .5 injury in each of three body
regions or a single AIS .6 injury. - CORRECT ANSWERS -T
Should patients with a AIS .9 code be included in research studies? - CORRECT
ANSWERS -No
Underestimation of the ISS score - CORRECT ANSWERS -Assigning injuries to too few
body regions can result in what?
Overestimation of the ISS Score - CORRECT ANSWERS -Assigning injuries to too
many ISS body regions can result in what?
Injury - CORRECT ANSWERS -The anatomic lesion resulting from a transfer of energy
rather than a complication or immediate sequelae is what?
Blunt, Penetration, Burns & Selected other Trauma - CORRECT ANSWERS -The AIS
includes injuries from the what mechanisms?
(T/F) The AIS sometime permits the coding of immediate sequelae, but withing strictly
defined rules? - CORRECT ANSWERS -T
(T/F) You can code suspected, possible or rule out diagnosis? - CORRECT ANSWERS
-F
Boxed & Bold Text - CORRECT ANSWERS -Represent AIS coding rules and
conventions and contain directives to assist in the appropriate use of specific
descriptions.
Brackets - CORRECT ANSWERS -Denote inclusive or exclusive information.
Parentheseses - CORRECT ANSWERS -Include synonyms or occasionally, non-clinical
terms and provide a definition for the injury description.
Semicolons - CORRECT ANSWERS -Separate injury descriptors that are comparable
in severity.
, Bold Type - CORRECT ANSWERS -Identifies an anatomical structure
Italics - CORRECT ANSWERS -Are used for proper-named anatomical structures or
injuries, and for OIS grades.
AIS .1 - CORRECT ANSWERS -Minor
AIS .2 - CORRECT ANSWERS -Moderate
AIS .3 - CORRECT ANSWERS -Serious
AIS .4 - CORRECT ANSWERS -Severe
AIS .5 - CORRECT ANSWERS -Critical
AIS .6 - CORRECT ANSWERS -Maximum
Range of AIS severity codes - CORRECT ANSWERS -1-6
Is "DEATH" part of the AIS severity scale? - CORRECT ANSWERS -No
Does a linear relationship exist between AIS severity codes? - CORRECT ANSWERS -
No
(T/F) Injuries within the same code may not be strictly compatible. - CORRECT
ANSWERS -T
AIS .9 - CORRECT ANSWERS -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. - CORRECT
ANSWERS -T
Average Patient - CORRECT ANSWERS -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 - CORRECT ANSWERS -6 digits to the left of decimal point
AIS Severity Number - CORRECT ANSWERS -A single digit to the right of the decimal
point.
Body Region - CORRECT ANSWERS -The first number in the pre-dot code stands for?
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