Latest CAISS Certification Study Guide Exam
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Origins of AIS (3) Correct Answer
1) Standardized system
2) Classify type/severity of injury from MVC
3) Consensus
What part of the AIS code is considered the "Pre-Dot Code?" Correct Answer 6
digits BEFORE the decimal point (left)
What part of the AIS code is considered the "AIS Severity Number?" Correct
Answer single digit after the decimal (right)
(T/F) The 6 digit pre-dot codes are unique and allow for more specificity and
accurate coding? Correct Answer TRUE
The first digit in the pre-dot code corresponds to what? Correct Answer Body
Region
The second digit in the pre-dot code corresponds to what? Correct Answer Type
of anatomic structure (skeletal, solid organ)
The third/fourth digits in the pre-dot code correspond to what? Correct Answer
Specific anatomic structure (femur)
,The fifth/sixth digits in the pre-dot code correspond to what? Correct Answer
Level of injury within the specific body region and anatomic structure (NFS,
minor, major)
Parenthesis in the AIS dictionary indicate what? Correct Answer synonyms or
definitions for injury types
Brackets in the AIS dictionary indicate what? Correct Answer
inclusionary/exclusionary info, OIS Grades
Boxed bold type in the AIS dictionary indicates what? Correct Answer directives
to assist coder in appropriate use of specific description
Semicolons in the AIS dictionary indicate what? Correct Answer separate injury
descriptors that are comparable in severity
Italics in the AIS dictionary indicate what? Correct Answer proper-named
injuries/structures, OIS grades
Does AIS assess the severity of multiple injuries? Correct Answer NO (single
injury severity only)
The injury Severity Score (ISS) is defined as what? Correct Answer Sum of the
squares of highest AIS in each of 3 most severely injured ISS body regions.
What are the six body regions used in the ISS? Correct Answer 1) head & neck
2) face
3) chest
4) abdomen & pelvic organs
5) extremities & pelvic girdle
,6) external
Asphyxia is assigned to which ISS body region? Correct Answer HEAD & neck
Thoracic spine injuries are assigned to which ISS body region? Correct Answer
Chest
Drowning is assigned to which ISS body region? Correct Answer Chest
Lumbar spine lesions would be assigned to which ISS region? Correct Answer
Abdomen & pelvic contents
Are external injuries coded independent of their body region? Correct Answer
YES
Hypothermia, electrical injuries, and whole body injuries are coded to which ISS
region? Correct Answer External
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)
Questions and Answers () (Verified
Answers)
Origins of AIS (3) Correct Answer
1) Standardized system
2) Classify type/severity of injury from MVC
3) Consensus
What part of the AIS code is considered the "Pre-Dot Code?" Correct Answer 6
digits BEFORE the decimal point (left)
What part of the AIS code is considered the "AIS Severity Number?" Correct
Answer single digit after the decimal (right)
(T/F) The 6 digit pre-dot codes are unique and allow for more specificity and
accurate coding? Correct Answer TRUE
The first digit in the pre-dot code corresponds to what? Correct Answer Body
Region
The second digit in the pre-dot code corresponds to what? Correct Answer Type
of anatomic structure (skeletal, solid organ)
The third/fourth digits in the pre-dot code correspond to what? Correct Answer
Specific anatomic structure (femur)
,The fifth/sixth digits in the pre-dot code correspond to what? Correct Answer
Level of injury within the specific body region and anatomic structure (NFS,
minor, major)
Parenthesis in the AIS dictionary indicate what? Correct Answer synonyms or
definitions for injury types
Brackets in the AIS dictionary indicate what? Correct Answer
inclusionary/exclusionary info, OIS Grades
Boxed bold type in the AIS dictionary indicates what? Correct Answer directives
to assist coder in appropriate use of specific description
Semicolons in the AIS dictionary indicate what? Correct Answer separate injury
descriptors that are comparable in severity
Italics in the AIS dictionary indicate what? Correct Answer proper-named
injuries/structures, OIS grades
Does AIS assess the severity of multiple injuries? Correct Answer NO (single
injury severity only)
The injury Severity Score (ISS) is defined as what? Correct Answer Sum of the
squares of highest AIS in each of 3 most severely injured ISS body regions.
What are the six body regions used in the ISS? Correct Answer 1) head & neck
2) face
3) chest
4) abdomen & pelvic organs
5) extremities & pelvic girdle
,6) external
Asphyxia is assigned to which ISS body region? Correct Answer HEAD & neck
Thoracic spine injuries are assigned to which ISS body region? Correct Answer
Chest
Drowning is assigned to which ISS body region? Correct Answer Chest
Lumbar spine lesions would be assigned to which ISS region? Correct Answer
Abdomen & pelvic contents
Are external injuries coded independent of their body region? Correct Answer
YES
Hypothermia, electrical injuries, and whole body injuries are coded to which ISS
region? Correct Answer External
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)
