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Origins of AIS (3) - ✔✔
1) Standardized system
2) Classify type/severity of injury from MVC
3) Consensus
Injury descriptors are organized _________________________ ? - ✔✔Anatomically
Injury severity is ranked relative to its importance to _______________? - ✔✔The whole body
AIS reflects severity of single injuries and are unaffected by what three things? - ✔✔
1) time
2) sequela
3) outcome
What type of scale does AIS use? - ✔✔6 point ordinal scale
Which type of measurement is more variable? Anatomic or Physiologic? - ✔✔Physiologic
Is clinical training necessary for collecting injury data? - ✔✔NO
AIS is based on what three (3) factors? - ✔✔
1) anatomically- based
2) consensus driven
3) global
Severity is NOT contingent upon what two (2) factors? - ✔✔
,1) Outcome
2) time
Numerical ranking of severity: 1 - ✔✔minor
Numerical ranking of severity: 2 - ✔✔moderate
Numerical ranking of severity: 3 - ✔✔serious
Numerical ranking of severity: 4 - ✔✔severe
Numerical ranking of severity: 5 - ✔✔critical
Numerical ranking of severity: 6 - ✔✔maximum (currently untreatable)
Is mortality a sole determinant of AIS severity? - ✔✔NO
Are all AIS data comparable from year to year? - ✔✔NO (updates)
Is "DEATH" part of the severity scale? - ✔✔NO
Is a patient who dies automatically assigned the highest AIS severity of 6? - ✔✔NO (patients w/ minor
injuries can die)
Does a linear relationship exist between AIS severity codes? - ✔✔NO (AIS 4 is more, NOT twice as severe
as AIS 2)
Are all injuries within the same AIS code strictly compatible? - ✔✔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? - ✔✔9
AIS single digit severity codes are based on what type of patient? - ✔✔Average
What four (4) things define the "average" patient? - ✔✔1) 25-40 yrs old
2) no pre-existing conditions
3) no tx complications
4) received timely/appropriate care
Approximately how many injury descriptors are included in AIS? - ✔✔2000
What part of the AIS code is considered the "Pre-Dot Code?" - ✔✔6 digits BEFORE the decimal point
(left)
What part of the AIS code is considered the "AIS Severity Number?" - ✔✔single digit after the decimal
(right)
(T/F) The 6 digit pre-dot codes are unique and allow for more specificity and accurate coding? - ✔✔TRUE
The first digit in the pre-dot code corresponds to what? - ✔✔Body Region
The second digit in the pre-dot code corresponds to what? - ✔✔Type of anatomic structure (skeletal,
solid organ)
The third/fourth digits in the pre-dot code correspond to what? - ✔✔Specific anatomic structure (femur)
The fifth/sixth digits in the pre-dot code correspond to what? - ✔✔Level of injury within the specific
body region and anatomic structure (NFS, minor, major)
Parenthesis in the AIS dictionary indicate what? - ✔✔synonyms or definitions for injury types
Answers | Verified | Latest 2024 Version
Origins of AIS (3) - ✔✔
1) Standardized system
2) Classify type/severity of injury from MVC
3) Consensus
Injury descriptors are organized _________________________ ? - ✔✔Anatomically
Injury severity is ranked relative to its importance to _______________? - ✔✔The whole body
AIS reflects severity of single injuries and are unaffected by what three things? - ✔✔
1) time
2) sequela
3) outcome
What type of scale does AIS use? - ✔✔6 point ordinal scale
Which type of measurement is more variable? Anatomic or Physiologic? - ✔✔Physiologic
Is clinical training necessary for collecting injury data? - ✔✔NO
AIS is based on what three (3) factors? - ✔✔
1) anatomically- based
2) consensus driven
3) global
Severity is NOT contingent upon what two (2) factors? - ✔✔
,1) Outcome
2) time
Numerical ranking of severity: 1 - ✔✔minor
Numerical ranking of severity: 2 - ✔✔moderate
Numerical ranking of severity: 3 - ✔✔serious
Numerical ranking of severity: 4 - ✔✔severe
Numerical ranking of severity: 5 - ✔✔critical
Numerical ranking of severity: 6 - ✔✔maximum (currently untreatable)
Is mortality a sole determinant of AIS severity? - ✔✔NO
Are all AIS data comparable from year to year? - ✔✔NO (updates)
Is "DEATH" part of the severity scale? - ✔✔NO
Is a patient who dies automatically assigned the highest AIS severity of 6? - ✔✔NO (patients w/ minor
injuries can die)
Does a linear relationship exist between AIS severity codes? - ✔✔NO (AIS 4 is more, NOT twice as severe
as AIS 2)
Are all injuries within the same AIS code strictly compatible? - ✔✔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? - ✔✔9
AIS single digit severity codes are based on what type of patient? - ✔✔Average
What four (4) things define the "average" patient? - ✔✔1) 25-40 yrs old
2) no pre-existing conditions
3) no tx complications
4) received timely/appropriate care
Approximately how many injury descriptors are included in AIS? - ✔✔2000
What part of the AIS code is considered the "Pre-Dot Code?" - ✔✔6 digits BEFORE the decimal point
(left)
What part of the AIS code is considered the "AIS Severity Number?" - ✔✔single digit after the decimal
(right)
(T/F) The 6 digit pre-dot codes are unique and allow for more specificity and accurate coding? - ✔✔TRUE
The first digit in the pre-dot code corresponds to what? - ✔✔Body Region
The second digit in the pre-dot code corresponds to what? - ✔✔Type of anatomic structure (skeletal,
solid organ)
The third/fourth digits in the pre-dot code correspond to what? - ✔✔Specific anatomic structure (femur)
The fifth/sixth digits in the pre-dot code correspond to what? - ✔✔Level of injury within the specific
body region and anatomic structure (NFS, minor, major)
Parenthesis in the AIS dictionary indicate what? - ✔✔synonyms or definitions for injury types
