CAISS ACTUAL EXAM PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
●● Boxed and Bold Text. Answer: Represent AIS coding rules and
conventions
●● Brackets. Answer: Denote inclusive or exclusive information
●● Semicolons. Answer: Separate injury descriptors that are comparable
in severity
●● Bold Type. Answer: Identifies anatomical structure
●● Supratentorial. Answer: Described as blood along the tentorium and
is coded to the Cerebrum
●● Temporal Bone. Answer: Consists of three portions: the
squamous/shell-like portion (in vault), and the mastoid and petrous
portions (in base) of the skull
●● Interpeduncular Fossa (Cistern). Answer: Coded as hemorrhage in
the brainstem
, ●● Pterygoid Plates. Answer: Is part of the sphenoid bone and is coded
to the skull base if in isolation (not coded additionally if part of a LeFort
fracture)
●● Skull Base. Answer: Occipital Condyles are coded to what part of the
skull?
●● Vasospasm. Answer: Is a transient occurrence that may or may not
show up on imaging and is the result of injury to the artery and cannot
be coded
●● Laceration. Answer: Unless contusion or laceration is specified, code
total loss of nerve function (paralysis) as a
●● Contusion. Answer: Unless contusion or laceration is specified, code
partial loss of nerve function (paresis) as
●● Optic Nerve (II). Answer: Includes chiasm and tracts
●● Brain Stem. Answer: Includes the hypothalamus, medulla, midbrain,
and pons
●● Cerbellum. Answer: Infratentorial and posterior fossa are coded to
what part of the brain
QUESTIONS SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
●● Boxed and Bold Text. Answer: Represent AIS coding rules and
conventions
●● Brackets. Answer: Denote inclusive or exclusive information
●● Semicolons. Answer: Separate injury descriptors that are comparable
in severity
●● Bold Type. Answer: Identifies anatomical structure
●● Supratentorial. Answer: Described as blood along the tentorium and
is coded to the Cerebrum
●● Temporal Bone. Answer: Consists of three portions: the
squamous/shell-like portion (in vault), and the mastoid and petrous
portions (in base) of the skull
●● Interpeduncular Fossa (Cistern). Answer: Coded as hemorrhage in
the brainstem
, ●● Pterygoid Plates. Answer: Is part of the sphenoid bone and is coded
to the skull base if in isolation (not coded additionally if part of a LeFort
fracture)
●● Skull Base. Answer: Occipital Condyles are coded to what part of the
skull?
●● Vasospasm. Answer: Is a transient occurrence that may or may not
show up on imaging and is the result of injury to the artery and cannot
be coded
●● Laceration. Answer: Unless contusion or laceration is specified, code
total loss of nerve function (paralysis) as a
●● Contusion. Answer: Unless contusion or laceration is specified, code
partial loss of nerve function (paresis) as
●● Optic Nerve (II). Answer: Includes chiasm and tracts
●● Brain Stem. Answer: Includes the hypothalamus, medulla, midbrain,
and pons
●● Cerbellum. Answer: Infratentorial and posterior fossa are coded to
what part of the brain
