CAISS Exam COMPLETELY SOLVED!!!
T/F) You can code suspected, possible or rule out diagnosis? - ANSWER F
(T/F) Clinical diagnosis alone are not codable for certain injuries. - ANSWER T
(T/F) In order to code clinical diagnosis, there must be back-up with a CT, MRI or
autopsy documentation. - ANSWER T
(T/F) Cranial Nerve Injuries or Basilar Skull Fractures are an exception to coding clinical
diagnosis. - ANSWER T
Basilar Skull Fracture - ANSWER Physical signs of raccoon eyes, Battle signs, CSF
rhinorrhea, CSF otorrhea and Hemotympanum are indications of what?
(T/F) AIS allows coding of cranial nerve "contusion" if there is documented cranial nerve
weakness/paresis or subtotal loss of function? - ANSWER T
(T/F) AIS allows coding of cranial nerve "laceration" if there is documented cranial nerve
paralysis, or total loss of function? - ANSWER T
(T/F) Coding a basilar skull fracture based on physical signs or manifestations is only
permitted if there is evidence of traumatic head injury or the physical manifestations
cannot be related to a peripheral or facial injury (e.g., facial fractures)? - ANSWER T
(T/F) Complications are coded as injuries? - ANSWER F
(T/F) Do not assume that a specific injury has occurred simply because a particular
outcome occurred. - ANSWER T
(T/F) Death is an automatic AIS .6. - ANSWER F
(T/F) An AIS of .1 can result in death. - ANSWER T
(T/F) Vertebral fractures and contusions are coded separately. - ANSWER F
(T/F) Penetrating injuries that do not injure underlying structures should be coded in the
Whole Area section of the dictionary chapter and assigned to the External ISS body
region. - ANSWER T
(T/F) In penetrating injuries, you should code the overlying skin injury, not just the organ
injury. - ANSWER F
Boxed & Bold Text - ANSWER Represent AIS coding rules and conventions and
contain directives to assist in the appropriate use of specific descriptions.
,Brackets - ANSWER Denote inclusive or exclusive information.
Parentheseses - ANSWER Include synonyms or occasionally, non-clinical terms and
provide a definition for the injury description.
Semicolons - ANSWER Separate injury descriptors that are comparable in severity.
Bold Type - ANSWER Identifies an anatomical structure
Italics - ANSWER Are used for proper-named anatomical structures or injuries, and for
OIS grades.
AIS .1 - ANSWER Minor
AIS .2 - ANSWER Moderate
AIS .3 - ANSWER Serious
AIS .4 - ANSWER Severe
AIS .5 - ANSWER Critical
AIS .6 - ANSWER Maximum
Range of AIS severity codes - ANSWER 1-6
Is "DEATH" part of the AIS severity scale? - ANSWER No
Does a linear relationship exist between AIS severity codes? - ANSWER No
(T/F) Injuries within the same code may not be strictly compatible. - ANSWER T
AIS .9 - ANSWER Unknown
(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. - ANSWER T
Average Patient - ANSWER Adult 25-40 years of age
Free of pre-existing conditions
Free of treatment complications
Receiving timely, appropriate care for the injury
Pre-dot Code - ANSWER 6 digits to the left of decimal point
AIS Severity Number - ANSWER A single digit to the right of the decimal point.
, Body Region - ANSWER The first number in the pre-dot code stands for?
Type of Anatomic Structure - ANSWER The second number in the pre-dot code stands
for?
Specific Anatomic Structure - ANSWER The third & fourth numbers in the pre-dot code
stands for?
Level of injury within the specific body region and anatomic structure - ANSWER The
fifth & sixth numbers in the pre-dot code stands for?
(T/F) AIS assesses the severity of single injuries. - ANSWER T
(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. - ANSWER T
There are how many ISS body regions? - ANSWER 6
ISS Body Regions - ANSWER Head & Neck
Face
Chest
Abdominal & Pelvic Contents
Extremities & Pelvic Girdle
External
Head & Neck - ANSWER Include injury to the brain, skull, cervical spine or neck organs.
(T/F) Asphyxia is assigned to the ISS Head region? - ANSWER T
Face - ANSWER Include injury to mouth, ears, eyes, nose and facial bones.
Chest - ANSWER 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.
(T/F) Drowning is assigned to the Chest region? - ANSWER T
(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. - ANSWER F
(T/F) There are 9 ISS body regions? - ANSWER F
(T/F) Asphyxia is assigned to the ISS Chest region? - ANSWER F
(T/F) Drowning is assigned to the Head & Neck region? - ANSWER f
T/F) You can code suspected, possible or rule out diagnosis? - ANSWER F
(T/F) Clinical diagnosis alone are not codable for certain injuries. - ANSWER T
(T/F) In order to code clinical diagnosis, there must be back-up with a CT, MRI or
autopsy documentation. - ANSWER T
(T/F) Cranial Nerve Injuries or Basilar Skull Fractures are an exception to coding clinical
diagnosis. - ANSWER T
Basilar Skull Fracture - ANSWER Physical signs of raccoon eyes, Battle signs, CSF
rhinorrhea, CSF otorrhea and Hemotympanum are indications of what?
(T/F) AIS allows coding of cranial nerve "contusion" if there is documented cranial nerve
weakness/paresis or subtotal loss of function? - ANSWER T
(T/F) AIS allows coding of cranial nerve "laceration" if there is documented cranial nerve
paralysis, or total loss of function? - ANSWER T
(T/F) Coding a basilar skull fracture based on physical signs or manifestations is only
permitted if there is evidence of traumatic head injury or the physical manifestations
cannot be related to a peripheral or facial injury (e.g., facial fractures)? - ANSWER T
(T/F) Complications are coded as injuries? - ANSWER F
(T/F) Do not assume that a specific injury has occurred simply because a particular
outcome occurred. - ANSWER T
(T/F) Death is an automatic AIS .6. - ANSWER F
(T/F) An AIS of .1 can result in death. - ANSWER T
(T/F) Vertebral fractures and contusions are coded separately. - ANSWER F
(T/F) Penetrating injuries that do not injure underlying structures should be coded in the
Whole Area section of the dictionary chapter and assigned to the External ISS body
region. - ANSWER T
(T/F) In penetrating injuries, you should code the overlying skin injury, not just the organ
injury. - ANSWER F
Boxed & Bold Text - ANSWER Represent AIS coding rules and conventions and
contain directives to assist in the appropriate use of specific descriptions.
,Brackets - ANSWER Denote inclusive or exclusive information.
Parentheseses - ANSWER Include synonyms or occasionally, non-clinical terms and
provide a definition for the injury description.
Semicolons - ANSWER Separate injury descriptors that are comparable in severity.
Bold Type - ANSWER Identifies an anatomical structure
Italics - ANSWER Are used for proper-named anatomical structures or injuries, and for
OIS grades.
AIS .1 - ANSWER Minor
AIS .2 - ANSWER Moderate
AIS .3 - ANSWER Serious
AIS .4 - ANSWER Severe
AIS .5 - ANSWER Critical
AIS .6 - ANSWER Maximum
Range of AIS severity codes - ANSWER 1-6
Is "DEATH" part of the AIS severity scale? - ANSWER No
Does a linear relationship exist between AIS severity codes? - ANSWER No
(T/F) Injuries within the same code may not be strictly compatible. - ANSWER T
AIS .9 - ANSWER Unknown
(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. - ANSWER T
Average Patient - ANSWER Adult 25-40 years of age
Free of pre-existing conditions
Free of treatment complications
Receiving timely, appropriate care for the injury
Pre-dot Code - ANSWER 6 digits to the left of decimal point
AIS Severity Number - ANSWER A single digit to the right of the decimal point.
, Body Region - ANSWER The first number in the pre-dot code stands for?
Type of Anatomic Structure - ANSWER The second number in the pre-dot code stands
for?
Specific Anatomic Structure - ANSWER The third & fourth numbers in the pre-dot code
stands for?
Level of injury within the specific body region and anatomic structure - ANSWER The
fifth & sixth numbers in the pre-dot code stands for?
(T/F) AIS assesses the severity of single injuries. - ANSWER T
(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. - ANSWER T
There are how many ISS body regions? - ANSWER 6
ISS Body Regions - ANSWER Head & Neck
Face
Chest
Abdominal & Pelvic Contents
Extremities & Pelvic Girdle
External
Head & Neck - ANSWER Include injury to the brain, skull, cervical spine or neck organs.
(T/F) Asphyxia is assigned to the ISS Head region? - ANSWER T
Face - ANSWER Include injury to mouth, ears, eyes, nose and facial bones.
Chest - ANSWER 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.
(T/F) Drowning is assigned to the Chest region? - ANSWER T
(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. - ANSWER F
(T/F) There are 9 ISS body regions? - ANSWER F
(T/F) Asphyxia is assigned to the ISS Chest region? - ANSWER F
(T/F) Drowning is assigned to the Head & Neck region? - ANSWER f
