CAISS Exam 2 practice quizzes &
Answers(RATED A+)
1). Boxed & bold text
Ans: Represent AIS coding rules and conventions and contain directives to assist in
the appropriate use of specific descriptions.
2). Brackets
Ans: Denote inclusive or exclusive information.
3). Parentheseses
Ans: Include synonyms or occasionally, non-clinical terms and provide a definition for
the injury description.
4). Semicolons
Ans: Separate injury descriptors that are comparable in severity.
5). Bold type
Ans: Identifies an anatomical structure
6). Italics
Ans: Are used for proper-named anatomical structures or injuries, and for OIS grades.
7). Ais .1
Ans: Minor
8). Ais .2
Ans: Moderate
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, 9). Ais .3
Ans: Serious
10). Ais .4
Ans: Severe
11). Ais .5
Ans: Critical
12). Ais .6
Ans: Maximum
13). Range of ais severity codes
Ans: 1-6
14). Is "death" part of the ais severity scale?
Ans: No
15). Does a linear relationship exist between ais severity codes?
Ans: No
16). (t/f) injuries within the same code may not be strictly compatible.
Ans: T
17). Ais .9
Ans: Unknown
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, 18). (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.
Ans: T
19). Average patient
Ans: Adult 25-40 years of age
Free of pre-existing conditions
Free of treatment complications
Receiving timely, appropriate care for the injury
20). Pre-dot code
Ans: 6 digits to the left of decimal point
21). Ais severity number
Ans: A single digit to the right of the decimal point.
22). Body region
Ans: The first number in the pre-dot code stands for?
23). Type of anatomic structure
Ans: The second number in the pre-dot code stands for?
24). Specific anatomic structure
Ans: The third & fourth numbers in the pre-dot code stands for?
25). Level of injury within the specific body region and anatomic structure
Ans: The fifth & sixth numbers in the pre-dot code stands for?
26). (t/f) ais assesses the severity of single injuries.
Ans: T
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, 27). (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.
Ans: T
28). There are how many iss body regions?
Ans: 6
29). Iss body regions
Ans: Head & Neck
Face
Chest
Abdominal & Pelvic Contents
Extremities & Pelvic Girdle
External
30). Head & neck
Ans: Include injury to the brain, skull, cervical spine or neck organs.
31). (t/f) asphyxia is assigned to the iss head region?
Ans: T
32). Face
Ans: Include injury to mouth, ears, eyes, nose and facial bones.
33). Chest
Ans: Include injury to abdominal and pelvic contents, including all lesions to internal
organs in the respective cavities and injuries to diaphragm, rib cage and thoracic spine.
34). (t/f) drowning is assigned to the chest region?
Ans: T
35). (t/f) the iss is the sum of the squares of the highest ais in each of the (5) most severity
injured iss body regions.
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Answers(RATED A+)
1). Boxed & bold text
Ans: Represent AIS coding rules and conventions and contain directives to assist in
the appropriate use of specific descriptions.
2). Brackets
Ans: Denote inclusive or exclusive information.
3). Parentheseses
Ans: Include synonyms or occasionally, non-clinical terms and provide a definition for
the injury description.
4). Semicolons
Ans: Separate injury descriptors that are comparable in severity.
5). Bold type
Ans: Identifies an anatomical structure
6). Italics
Ans: Are used for proper-named anatomical structures or injuries, and for OIS grades.
7). Ais .1
Ans: Minor
8). Ais .2
Ans: Moderate
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, 9). Ais .3
Ans: Serious
10). Ais .4
Ans: Severe
11). Ais .5
Ans: Critical
12). Ais .6
Ans: Maximum
13). Range of ais severity codes
Ans: 1-6
14). Is "death" part of the ais severity scale?
Ans: No
15). Does a linear relationship exist between ais severity codes?
Ans: No
16). (t/f) injuries within the same code may not be strictly compatible.
Ans: T
17). Ais .9
Ans: Unknown
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, 18). (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.
Ans: T
19). Average patient
Ans: Adult 25-40 years of age
Free of pre-existing conditions
Free of treatment complications
Receiving timely, appropriate care for the injury
20). Pre-dot code
Ans: 6 digits to the left of decimal point
21). Ais severity number
Ans: A single digit to the right of the decimal point.
22). Body region
Ans: The first number in the pre-dot code stands for?
23). Type of anatomic structure
Ans: The second number in the pre-dot code stands for?
24). Specific anatomic structure
Ans: The third & fourth numbers in the pre-dot code stands for?
25). Level of injury within the specific body region and anatomic structure
Ans: The fifth & sixth numbers in the pre-dot code stands for?
26). (t/f) ais assesses the severity of single injuries.
Ans: T
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, 27). (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.
Ans: T
28). There are how many iss body regions?
Ans: 6
29). Iss body regions
Ans: Head & Neck
Face
Chest
Abdominal & Pelvic Contents
Extremities & Pelvic Girdle
External
30). Head & neck
Ans: Include injury to the brain, skull, cervical spine or neck organs.
31). (t/f) asphyxia is assigned to the iss head region?
Ans: T
32). Face
Ans: Include injury to mouth, ears, eyes, nose and facial bones.
33). Chest
Ans: Include injury to abdominal and pelvic contents, including all lesions to internal
organs in the respective cavities and injuries to diaphragm, rib cage and thoracic spine.
34). (t/f) drowning is assigned to the chest region?
Ans: T
35). (t/f) the iss is the sum of the squares of the highest ais in each of the (5) most severity
injured iss body regions.
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