CAISS – Head Latest Actual Exam And Practice Exam With Complete Questions And answers already graded A+, Exams of Nursing

CAISS – Head Latest Actual Exam And
Practice Exam 2026-2027 With Complete
Questions And answers already graded A+,
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(T/F) Multiple fractures to the same bone but in different areas are coded separately. - - ANS✔️--

TRUE



(T/F) If multiple fractures to a single bone exist but are not specified as to location, they are

coded as a single injury. - - ANS✔️--TRUE



If a specific skin lesion is unknown or not required, what AIS code is assigned? - - ANS✔️--

910000.1 (Soft Tissue Injury NFS)



When a "crush" code is used, are the separate underlying injuries coded separately as well? - -

ANS✔️--NO



The term "transection" should be coded as complete or incomplete? - - ANS✔️--complete

,(T/F) When a vessel injury and related organ injury occur together, if the descriptor includes the

vessel injury in the organ injury descriptor it should still be coded separately. - - ANS✔️--FALSE

(do not code vessel injury separately if included in organ injury descriptor)



Are branches of vessels coded as separate injuries? - - ANS✔️--NO (unless named/listed in

descriptor)



When more than one injury claims the qualifier "blood loss > 20%," the blood loss is assigned to

which associated injury? - - ANS✔️--most severe



Blood loss of 20% in a 100 kg patient is approximately how many cc? - - ANS✔️--1500 cc



List the four (4) types of injures defined as penetrating? - - ANS✔️--1) GSW

2) Stabbing

3) impalement

4) spearing-type



Penetrating injuries that do not involve internal organs or structures should be coded under what

ISS body region? - - ANS✔️--External



A penetrating injury to the skull is coded under what ISS body region? - - ANS✔️--Head/Neck

,A penetrating injury to the face w/ massive destruction is coded under what ISS body region? - -

ANS✔️--Face



Are entry/exit wounds reflected in the severity of internal organ/structure injuries? - - ANS✔️--

YES



If a single penetrating injury to the brain involves more than one structure (entry to cerebrum,

exit cerebellum) do you code each region separately? - - ANS✔️--NO (use whole area section)



(T/F) When a penetrating injury exists, and using the penetrating code results in a higher AIS

than using subsequent qualifiers, the higher AIS penetrating code should be used. - - ANS✔️--

True



Vague descriptions such as "blunt trauma" or "closed head injury" should be assigned which AIS

code? - - ANS✔️--9



When assigning severity codes, the coder should use the physicians description of the injury or

the AIS definition? - - ANS✔️--AIS definition



If the physicians OIS grading differs from the AIS definition of the injury, which should be used

for coding? - - ANS✔️--AIS definition

, If no description is available for a solid organ injury other than the OIS grade, is it acceptable to

use this information for assigning an AIS code? - - ANS✔️--YES



(T/F) In order to assign an AIS code with "blood loss > 20%" you must know to what area of the

body the blood loss is linked. - - ANS✔️--TRUE



Are dimensions of lesions used to determine injury severity? - - ANS✔️--YES



In an adult, 100% blood volume is considered approximately how many cc? - - ANS✔️--5000 cc



(T/F) The severity of codes in AIS are NOT age adjusted in some categories. - - ANS✔️--FALSE



Fractures may be best described in what type of report? - - ANS✔️--radiology



Organ injuries may best be described in what type of report? - - ANS✔️--operative



Can patient or bystander reports of LOC be used for coding purposes? - - ANS✔️--NO



Which type of report is highest on the ranking of most reliable sources of injury information? - -

ANS✔️--M.E./Autopsy reports