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CAISS CERTIFICATION 2026 EXAM
COMPLETE (293) CURRENT TESTING
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED CORRECT
ANSWERS|TOP-RATED A+.
CAISS
Prepare for the CAISS Certification Exam with this concise study
resource covering key concepts, exam-style questions, and
essential certification topics. It helps reinforce knowledge and
improve confidence before the exam. Suitable for professionals
preparing for the CAISS certification exam.
Nose fractures by definition are included in which LeFort Fxs
and should not be coded separately? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER
....... LeFort I
LeFort II
Should minimally displaced facial fractures be coded as
displaced? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... NO
Multiple and complex fxs involving the middle and lower,
upper and middle, or all three locations of the face that are
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NOT LeFort fractures are called what? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER
....... Panfacial
What facial bone must be fractured to have a LeFort
fracture? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... pterygoid plate
Can you have more than one type LeFort fracture? ✓ ✓ ......
ANSWER ....... YES (one on each side)
The cheek bone is also known as what? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER
....... malar complex
What bone is associated with the malar complex (cheek)?
✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... zygoma
Below what anatomic landmark are the trachea and
esophagus coded to the chest ISS region? ✓ ✓ ......
ANSWER ....... sternal notch
Which portion of the aorta is coded to the chest ISS region?
✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... thoracic
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The larynx/vocal cords are coded to which ISS body region?
✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... Head/Neck
The shoulders are coded to which ISS body region? ✓ ✓
...... ANSWER ....... extremities/pelvic girdle
(T/F) A "crush" injury to the thoracic region must be bilateral
in nature? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... TRUE
A "sucking" wound of the chest indicates that it is open or
closed? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... open
What membrane lines the chest wall? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER
....... Parietal pleura
What membrane lines the viscera? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER .......
visceral pleura
PTX/HTX fills what cavity in the chest? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER
....... intrapleural space
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Is the rib cage considered a single anatomic structure for
coding purposes? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... YES
If you have unilateral flail chest with rib fxs to the opposite
side are the injuries coded combined or separate? ✓ ✓ ......
ANSWER ....... separate
Unilateral rib fxs with same sided unilateral flail chest are
coded combined or separate? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER .......
combined
Three or more ribs fractured in two or more places defines
what injury? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... flail chest
Do multiple rib fxs NFS have a specific AIS code? ✓ ✓ ......
ANSWER ....... YES
A costal cartilage tear or fracture is coded as what type of
injury? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... rib fx
CAISS CERTIFICATION 2026 EXAM
COMPLETE (293) CURRENT TESTING
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED CORRECT
ANSWERS|TOP-RATED A+.
CAISS
Prepare for the CAISS Certification Exam with this concise study
resource covering key concepts, exam-style questions, and
essential certification topics. It helps reinforce knowledge and
improve confidence before the exam. Suitable for professionals
preparing for the CAISS certification exam.
Nose fractures by definition are included in which LeFort Fxs
and should not be coded separately? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER
....... LeFort I
LeFort II
Should minimally displaced facial fractures be coded as
displaced? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... NO
Multiple and complex fxs involving the middle and lower,
upper and middle, or all three locations of the face that are
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NOT LeFort fractures are called what? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER
....... Panfacial
What facial bone must be fractured to have a LeFort
fracture? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... pterygoid plate
Can you have more than one type LeFort fracture? ✓ ✓ ......
ANSWER ....... YES (one on each side)
The cheek bone is also known as what? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER
....... malar complex
What bone is associated with the malar complex (cheek)?
✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... zygoma
Below what anatomic landmark are the trachea and
esophagus coded to the chest ISS region? ✓ ✓ ......
ANSWER ....... sternal notch
Which portion of the aorta is coded to the chest ISS region?
✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... thoracic
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The larynx/vocal cords are coded to which ISS body region?
✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... Head/Neck
The shoulders are coded to which ISS body region? ✓ ✓
...... ANSWER ....... extremities/pelvic girdle
(T/F) A "crush" injury to the thoracic region must be bilateral
in nature? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... TRUE
A "sucking" wound of the chest indicates that it is open or
closed? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... open
What membrane lines the chest wall? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER
....... Parietal pleura
What membrane lines the viscera? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER .......
visceral pleura
PTX/HTX fills what cavity in the chest? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER
....... intrapleural space
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Is the rib cage considered a single anatomic structure for
coding purposes? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... YES
If you have unilateral flail chest with rib fxs to the opposite
side are the injuries coded combined or separate? ✓ ✓ ......
ANSWER ....... separate
Unilateral rib fxs with same sided unilateral flail chest are
coded combined or separate? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER .......
combined
Three or more ribs fractured in two or more places defines
what injury? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... flail chest
Do multiple rib fxs NFS have a specific AIS code? ✓ ✓ ......
ANSWER ....... YES
A costal cartilage tear or fracture is coded as what type of
injury? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... rib fx
