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CAISS EXAM - LEFORT I FRACTURE ACCURATE AND
FREQUENTLY TESTED QUESTIONS AND 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES|| LATEST
AND COMPLETE UPDATE WITH EXPERT VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS|| SURE PASS
Represent AIS coding rules and conventions and contain directives to assist in the
appropriate use of specific descriptions. - ANSWER: Boxed & Bold Text
Denote inclusive or exclusive information. - ANSWER: Brackets
Include synonyms or occasionally, non-clinical terms and provide a definition for
the injury description. - ANSWER: Parentheseses
Separate injury descriptors that are comparable in severity. - ANSWER:
Semicolons
Identifies an anatomical structure - ANSWER: Bold Type
Are used for proper-named anatomical structures or injuries, and for OIS grades. -
ANSWER: Italics
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Minor - ANSWER: AIS .1
Moderate - ANSWER: AIS .2
Serious - ANSWER: AIS .3
Severe - ANSWER: AIS .4
Critical - ANSWER: AIS .5
Maximum - ANSWER: AIS .6
1-6 - ANSWER: Range of AIS severity codes
No - ANSWER: Is "DEATH" part of the AIS severity scale?
No - ANSWER: Does a linear relationship exist between AIS severity codes?
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T - ANSWER: (T/F) Injuries within the same code may not be strictly
compatible.
Unknown - ANSWER: AIS .9
T - ANSWER: (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.
Adult 25-40 years of age
Free of pre-existing conditions Free of treatment complications
Receiving timely, appropriate care for the injury - ANSWER: Average Patient
6 digits to the left of decimal point - ANSWER: Pre-dot Code
A single digit to the right of the decimal point. - ANSWER: AIS Severity Number
The first number in the pre-dot code stands for? - ANSWER: Body Region
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The second number in the pre-dot code stands for? - ANSWER: Type of
Anatomic Structure
The third & fourth numbers in the pre-dot code stands for? - ANSWER: Specific
Anatomic Structure
The fifth & sixth numbers in the pre-dot code stands for? - ANSWER: Level of
injury within the specific body region and anatomic structure
T - ANSWER: (T/F) AIS assesses the severity of single injuries.
T - ANSWER: (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.
6 - ANSWER: There are how many ISS body regions?
Head & Neck Face
Chest
Abdominal & Pelvic Contents Extremities & Pelvic Girdle
External - ANSWER: ISS Body Regions
CAISS EXAM - LEFORT I FRACTURE ACCURATE AND
FREQUENTLY TESTED QUESTIONS AND 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES|| LATEST
AND COMPLETE UPDATE WITH EXPERT VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS|| SURE PASS
Represent AIS coding rules and conventions and contain directives to assist in the
appropriate use of specific descriptions. - ANSWER: Boxed & Bold Text
Denote inclusive or exclusive information. - ANSWER: Brackets
Include synonyms or occasionally, non-clinical terms and provide a definition for
the injury description. - ANSWER: Parentheseses
Separate injury descriptors that are comparable in severity. - ANSWER:
Semicolons
Identifies an anatomical structure - ANSWER: Bold Type
Are used for proper-named anatomical structures or injuries, and for OIS grades. -
ANSWER: Italics
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Minor - ANSWER: AIS .1
Moderate - ANSWER: AIS .2
Serious - ANSWER: AIS .3
Severe - ANSWER: AIS .4
Critical - ANSWER: AIS .5
Maximum - ANSWER: AIS .6
1-6 - ANSWER: Range of AIS severity codes
No - ANSWER: Is "DEATH" part of the AIS severity scale?
No - ANSWER: Does a linear relationship exist between AIS severity codes?
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T - ANSWER: (T/F) Injuries within the same code may not be strictly
compatible.
Unknown - ANSWER: AIS .9
T - ANSWER: (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.
Adult 25-40 years of age
Free of pre-existing conditions Free of treatment complications
Receiving timely, appropriate care for the injury - ANSWER: Average Patient
6 digits to the left of decimal point - ANSWER: Pre-dot Code
A single digit to the right of the decimal point. - ANSWER: AIS Severity Number
The first number in the pre-dot code stands for? - ANSWER: Body Region
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The second number in the pre-dot code stands for? - ANSWER: Type of
Anatomic Structure
The third & fourth numbers in the pre-dot code stands for? - ANSWER: Specific
Anatomic Structure
The fifth & sixth numbers in the pre-dot code stands for? - ANSWER: Level of
injury within the specific body region and anatomic structure
T - ANSWER: (T/F) AIS assesses the severity of single injuries.
T - ANSWER: (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.
6 - ANSWER: There are how many ISS body regions?
Head & Neck Face
Chest
Abdominal & Pelvic Contents Extremities & Pelvic Girdle
External - ANSWER: ISS Body Regions
