CAISS UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers | Newest Exam Questions with Explained Answers and Rationales | Grade A+

CAISS UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers | Newest Exam Questions with Explained Answers
and Rationales | Grade A+

Question 1.
AIS reflects severity of single injuries and are unaffected by what three things?

Correct Answer: 1) time
2) sequela
3) outcome


Question 2.
What type of scale does AIS use?

Correct Answer: 6 point ordinal scale


Question 3.
Which type of measurement is more variable? Anatomic or Physiologic?

Correct Answer: Physiologic


Question 4.
Is clinical training necessary for collecting injury data?

Correct Answer: NO


Question 5.
AIS is based on what three (3) factors?

Correct Answer: 1) anatomically- based
2) consensus driven
3) global


Question 6.
Severity is NOT contingent upon what two (2) factors?

Correct Answer: 1) Outcome
2) time


Question 7.
Numerical ranking of severity: 1

Correct Answer: minor

,Question 8.
Numerical ranking of severity: 2

Correct Answer: moderate
• Numerical ranking of severity: 3 -✓✓serious


Question 9.
Numerical ranking of severity: 4

Correct Answer: severe


Question 10.
Numerical ranking of severity: 5

Correct Answer: critical


Question 11.
Numerical ranking of severity: 6

Correct Answer: maximum (currently untreatable)


Question 12.
Is mortality a sole determinant of AIS severity?

Correct Answer: NO


Question 13.
Are all AIS data comparable from year to year?

Correct Answer: NO (updates)


Question 14.
Is "DEATH" part of the severity scale?

Correct Answer: NO


Question 15.
Is a patient who dies automatically assigned the highest AIS severity of 6?

Correct Answer: NO (patients w/ minor injuries can die)


Question 16.
Does a linear relationship exist between AIS severity codes?

Correct Answer: NO (AIS 4 is more, NOT twice as severe as AIS 2)

,Question 17.
Are all injuries within the same AIS code strictly compatible?

Correct Answer: 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


Question 18.
AIS single digit severity codes are based on what type of patient?

Correct Answer: Average


Question 19.
What four (4) things define the "average" patient?

Correct Answer: 1) 25-40 yrs old
2) no pre-existing conditions
3) no tx complications
4) received timely/appropriate care


Question 20.
Approximately how many injury descriptors are included in AIS?

Correct Answer: 2000


Question 21.
What part of the AIS code is considered the "Pre-Dot Code?"

Correct Answer: 6 digits BEFORE the decimal point (left)


Question 22.
What part of the AIS code is considered the "AIS Severity Number?"

Correct Answer: single digit after the decimal (right)


Question 23.
(T/F) The 6 digit pre-dot codes are unique and allow for more specificity and accurate
coding?

Correct Answer: TRUE


Question 24.
The first digit in the pre-dot code corresponds to what?

, Correct Answer: Body Region


Question 25.
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? -✓✓Specific
anatomic structure (femur)


Question 26.
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)


Question 27.
Parenthesis in the AIS dictionary indicate what?

Correct Answer: synonyms or definitions for injury types


Question 28.
Brackets in the AIS dictionary indicate what?

Correct Answer: inclusionary/exclusionary info, OIS Grades


Question 29.
Boxed bold type in the AIS dictionary indicates what?

Correct Answer: directions to help coder choose appropriate code


Question 30.
Semicolons in the AIS dictionary indicate what?

Correct Answer: separate injury descriptors that are comparable in severity


Question 31.
Italics in the AIS dictionary indicate what?

Correct Answer: proper-named injuries/structures, OIS grades


Question 32.
Does AIS assess the severity of multiple injuries?

Correct Answer: NO (single injury severity only)