CAISS {Burns, External Injury Coding, External
Burns} Frequently Tested Exam Questions With
Verified Multiple Choice and Conceptual Actual
100% Correct Detailed Answers
Guaranteed Pass!!Current Update!!
1. How is an inhalation injury coded?
A. As separate mouth, pharynx, and airway burns
B. As thoracic trauma
C. As inhalation burns from mouth/nose to lungs; do not code mouth/pharynx
separately
D. As external burns only
2. How are radiation burns coded?
A. As external burns
B. As thermal burns
C. They are not codeable (sunburns also not codeable)
D. As caustic injuries
3. What is the post-dot severity for caustic agent injuries?
A. .5
B. .7
C. .8
D. .9
4. Where are caustic agent inhalation injuries coded (heat, particulate matter,
noxious or caustic agents)?
A. Head
B. External
, C. Thorax/lung
D. Abdomen
5. Where is a caustic agent ingestion injury coded?
A. External body region
B. Head/body area
C. Specific organ injured (esophagus, stomach)
D. Thorax
II. EXTERNAL SOFT-TISSUE & SKIN INJURIES
6. When should the External chapter be used to code soft-tissue injuries?
A. Only for burns
B. When lesion site is unknown or regional assignment is not needed; specific
region should be used when information is available
C. For all open wounds
D. Only for pediatric patients
7. How are skin tears coded?
A. As abrasions
B. As avulsions
C. As contusions
D. As lacerations to the appropriate anatomical location
8. Penetrating injuries not involving underlying structures are coded to the
External ISS region except for which two exceptions?
A. Scalp injuries and hand injuries
B. Head whole-area penetrating injuries and massive facial destruction (face ISS
region)
C. Neck and abdomen injuries
D. Pelvis and thorax injuries
III. BURN CODING RULES
Burns} Frequently Tested Exam Questions With
Verified Multiple Choice and Conceptual Actual
100% Correct Detailed Answers
Guaranteed Pass!!Current Update!!
1. How is an inhalation injury coded?
A. As separate mouth, pharynx, and airway burns
B. As thoracic trauma
C. As inhalation burns from mouth/nose to lungs; do not code mouth/pharynx
separately
D. As external burns only
2. How are radiation burns coded?
A. As external burns
B. As thermal burns
C. They are not codeable (sunburns also not codeable)
D. As caustic injuries
3. What is the post-dot severity for caustic agent injuries?
A. .5
B. .7
C. .8
D. .9
4. Where are caustic agent inhalation injuries coded (heat, particulate matter,
noxious or caustic agents)?
A. Head
B. External
, C. Thorax/lung
D. Abdomen
5. Where is a caustic agent ingestion injury coded?
A. External body region
B. Head/body area
C. Specific organ injured (esophagus, stomach)
D. Thorax
II. EXTERNAL SOFT-TISSUE & SKIN INJURIES
6. When should the External chapter be used to code soft-tissue injuries?
A. Only for burns
B. When lesion site is unknown or regional assignment is not needed; specific
region should be used when information is available
C. For all open wounds
D. Only for pediatric patients
7. How are skin tears coded?
A. As abrasions
B. As avulsions
C. As contusions
D. As lacerations to the appropriate anatomical location
8. Penetrating injuries not involving underlying structures are coded to the
External ISS region except for which two exceptions?
A. Scalp injuries and hand injuries
B. Head whole-area penetrating injuries and massive facial destruction (face ISS
region)
C. Neck and abdomen injuries
D. Pelvis and thorax injuries
III. BURN CODING RULES
