CAISS Exam 2026 (Thorax) | Certified Abbreviated
Injury Scale Specialist Exam | All Questions and
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Origins of AIS (3) ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------1) Standardized system
2) Classify type/severity of injury from MVC
3) Consensus
Injury descriptors are organized _________________________ ? ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------Anatomically
Injury severity is ranked relative to its importance to _______________? ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------The whole body
AIS reflects severity of single injuries and are unaffected by what three things? ----
-----CORRECT ANSWER-----------------1) time
2) sequela
3) outcome
,What type of scale does AIS use? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------6 point
ordinal scale
Which type of measurement is more variable? Anatomic or Physiologic? ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Physiologic
Is clinical training necessary for collecting injury data? ---------CORRECT ANSWER---
--------------NO
AIS is based on what three (3) factors? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------1)
anatomically- based
2) consensus driven
3) global
Severity is NOT contingent upon what two (2) factors? ---------CORRECT ANSWER--
---------------1) Outcome
2) time
Numerical ranking of severity: 1 ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------minor
,Numerical ranking of severity: 2 ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------moderate
Numerical ranking of severity: 3 ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------serious
Numerical ranking of severity: 4 ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------severe
Numerical ranking of severity: 5 ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------critical
Numerical ranking of severity: 6 ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------maximum
(currently untreatable)
Is mortality a sole determinant of AIS severity? ---------CORRECT ANSWER------------
-----NO
Are all AIS data comparable from year to year? ---------CORRECT ANSWER------------
-----NO (updates)
Is "DEATH" part of the severity scale? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------NO
, Is a patient who dies automatically assigned the highest AIS severity of 6? ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------NO (patients w/ minor injuries can die)
Does a linear relationship exist between AIS severity codes? ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------NO (AIS 4 is more, NOT twice as severe as AIS 2)
Are all injuries within the same AIS code strictly compatible? ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------NO (tibia fx & alveolar ridge are both AIS - 2, although one
may be worse than the other, both are considered 'moderate')
What AIS code is assigned to a patient with inadequate information regarding an
injury? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------9
AIS single digit severity codes are based on what type of patient? ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------Average
What four (4) things define the "average" patient? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-------
----------1) 25-40 yrs old
2) no pre-existing conditions
Injury Scale Specialist Exam | All Questions and
Correct Answers | Verified Answers | Just
Released
Origins of AIS (3) ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------1) Standardized system
2) Classify type/severity of injury from MVC
3) Consensus
Injury descriptors are organized _________________________ ? ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------Anatomically
Injury severity is ranked relative to its importance to _______________? ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------The whole body
AIS reflects severity of single injuries and are unaffected by what three things? ----
-----CORRECT ANSWER-----------------1) time
2) sequela
3) outcome
,What type of scale does AIS use? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------6 point
ordinal scale
Which type of measurement is more variable? Anatomic or Physiologic? ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Physiologic
Is clinical training necessary for collecting injury data? ---------CORRECT ANSWER---
--------------NO
AIS is based on what three (3) factors? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------1)
anatomically- based
2) consensus driven
3) global
Severity is NOT contingent upon what two (2) factors? ---------CORRECT ANSWER--
---------------1) Outcome
2) time
Numerical ranking of severity: 1 ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------minor
,Numerical ranking of severity: 2 ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------moderate
Numerical ranking of severity: 3 ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------serious
Numerical ranking of severity: 4 ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------severe
Numerical ranking of severity: 5 ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------critical
Numerical ranking of severity: 6 ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------maximum
(currently untreatable)
Is mortality a sole determinant of AIS severity? ---------CORRECT ANSWER------------
-----NO
Are all AIS data comparable from year to year? ---------CORRECT ANSWER------------
-----NO (updates)
Is "DEATH" part of the severity scale? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------NO
, Is a patient who dies automatically assigned the highest AIS severity of 6? ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------NO (patients w/ minor injuries can die)
Does a linear relationship exist between AIS severity codes? ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------NO (AIS 4 is more, NOT twice as severe as AIS 2)
Are all injuries within the same AIS code strictly compatible? ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------NO (tibia fx & alveolar ridge are both AIS - 2, although one
may be worse than the other, both are considered 'moderate')
What AIS code is assigned to a patient with inadequate information regarding an
injury? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------9
AIS single digit severity codes are based on what type of patient? ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------Average
What four (4) things define the "average" patient? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-------
----------1) 25-40 yrs old
2) no pre-existing conditions
