CAISS PRACTICE EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS
◉ Brackets. Answer: Denote inclusive or exclusive information.
◉ Parentheseses. Answer: Include synonyms or occasionally, non-
clinical terms and provide a definition for the injury description.
◉ Semicolons. Answer: Separate injury descriptors that are
comparable in severity.
◉ Bold Type. Answer: Identifies an anatomical structure
◉ Italics. Answer: Are used for proper-named anatomical structures
or injuries, and for OIS grades.
◉ AIS .1. Answer: Minor
◉ AIS .2. Answer: Moderate
◉ AIS .3. Answer: Serious
,◉ AIS .4. Answer: Severe
◉ AIS .5. Answer: Critical
◉ AIS .6. Answer: Maximum
◉ Range of AIS severity codes. Answer: 1-6
◉ Is "DEATH" part of the AIS severity scale?. Answer: No
◉ Does a linear relationship exist between AIS severity codes?.
Answer: No
◉ (T/F) Injuries within the same code may not be strictly
compatible.. Answer: T
◉ AIS .9. Answer: 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.. Answer: T
◉ Average Patient. Answer: 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. Answer: 6 digits to the left of decimal point
◉ AIS Severity Number. Answer: A single digit to the right of the
decimal point.
◉ Body Region. Answer: The first number in the pre-dot code stands
for?
◉ Type of Anatomic Structure. Answer: The second number in the
pre-dot code stands for?
◉ Specific Anatomic Structure. Answer: The third & fourth numbers
in the pre-dot code stands for?
◉ Level of injury within the specific body region and anatomic
structure. Answer: The fifth & sixth numbers in the pre-dot code
stands for?
◉ (T/F) AIS assesses the severity of single injuries.. Answer: 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.. Answer: T
◉ There are how many ISS body regions?. Answer: 6
◉ ISS Body Regions. Answer: Head & Neck
Face
Chest
Abdominal & Pelvic Contents
Extremities & Pelvic Girdle
External
◉ Head & Neck. Answer: Include injury to the brain, skull, cervical
spine or neck organs.
◉ (T/F) Asphyxia is assigned to the ISS Head region?. Answer: T
◉ Face. Answer: Include injury to mouth, ears, eyes, nose and facial
bones.
WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS
◉ Brackets. Answer: Denote inclusive or exclusive information.
◉ Parentheseses. Answer: Include synonyms or occasionally, non-
clinical terms and provide a definition for the injury description.
◉ Semicolons. Answer: Separate injury descriptors that are
comparable in severity.
◉ Bold Type. Answer: Identifies an anatomical structure
◉ Italics. Answer: Are used for proper-named anatomical structures
or injuries, and for OIS grades.
◉ AIS .1. Answer: Minor
◉ AIS .2. Answer: Moderate
◉ AIS .3. Answer: Serious
,◉ AIS .4. Answer: Severe
◉ AIS .5. Answer: Critical
◉ AIS .6. Answer: Maximum
◉ Range of AIS severity codes. Answer: 1-6
◉ Is "DEATH" part of the AIS severity scale?. Answer: No
◉ Does a linear relationship exist between AIS severity codes?.
Answer: No
◉ (T/F) Injuries within the same code may not be strictly
compatible.. Answer: T
◉ AIS .9. Answer: 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.. Answer: T
◉ Average Patient. Answer: 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. Answer: 6 digits to the left of decimal point
◉ AIS Severity Number. Answer: A single digit to the right of the
decimal point.
◉ Body Region. Answer: The first number in the pre-dot code stands
for?
◉ Type of Anatomic Structure. Answer: The second number in the
pre-dot code stands for?
◉ Specific Anatomic Structure. Answer: The third & fourth numbers
in the pre-dot code stands for?
◉ Level of injury within the specific body region and anatomic
structure. Answer: The fifth & sixth numbers in the pre-dot code
stands for?
◉ (T/F) AIS assesses the severity of single injuries.. Answer: 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.. Answer: T
◉ There are how many ISS body regions?. Answer: 6
◉ ISS Body Regions. Answer: Head & Neck
Face
Chest
Abdominal & Pelvic Contents
Extremities & Pelvic Girdle
External
◉ Head & Neck. Answer: Include injury to the brain, skull, cervical
spine or neck organs.
◉ (T/F) Asphyxia is assigned to the ISS Head region?. Answer: T
◉ Face. Answer: Include injury to mouth, ears, eyes, nose and facial
bones.
