CAISS UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers | Newest Update Verified Answers with Detailed
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Question 1.
Boxed & Bold Text .
Answer: Represent AIS coding rules and conventions and contain directives to
assist in the appropriate use of specific descriptions.
Question 2.
Brackets .
Answer: Denote inclusive or exclusive information.
Question 3.
Parentheseses .
Answer: Include synonyms or occasionally, non-clinical terms and provide a
definition for the injury description.
Question 4.
Semicolons .
Answer: Separate injury descriptors that are comparable in severity.
Question 5.
Bold Type .
Answer: Identifies an anatomical structure
Question 6.
Italics .
Answer: Are used for proper-named anatomical structures or injuries, and for
OIS grades.
Question 7.
AIS .1 .
Answer: Minor
Question 8.
AIS .2 .
,Answer: Moderate
Question 9.
AIS .3 .
Answer: Serious
Question 10.
AIS .4 .
Answer: Severe
• AIS .5 . Answer: Critical
Question 11.
AIS .6 .
Answer: Maximum
Question 12.
Range of AIS severity codes .
Answer: 1-6
Question 13.
Is "DEATH" part of the AIS severity scale? .
Answer: No
Question 14.
Does a linear relationship exist between AIS severity codes? .
Answer: No
Question 15.
(T/F) Injuries within the same code may not be strictly compatible. .
Answer: T
Question 16.
AIS .9 .
Answer: Unknown
,Question 17.
(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
Question 18.
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
Question 19.
Pre-dot Code .
Answer: 6 digits to the left of decimal point
Question 20.
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?
Question 21.
Type of Anatomic Structure .
Answer: The second number in the pre-dot code stands for?
Question 22.
Specific Anatomic Structure .
Answer: The third & fourth numbers in the pre-dot code stands for?
Question 23.
Level of injury within the specific body region and anatomic structure .
Answer: The fifth & sixth numbers in the pre-dot code stands for?
Question 24.
(T/F) AIS assesses the severity of single injuries. .
Answer: T
, Question 25.
(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
Question 26.
There are how many ISS body regions? .
Answer: 6
Question 27.
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.
Question 28.
(T/F) Asphyxia is assigned to the ISS Head region? .
Answer: T
Question 29.
Face .
Answer: Include injury to mouth, ears, eyes, nose and facial bones.
Question 30.
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.
Question 31.
(T/F) Drowning is assigned to the Chest region? .
Answer: T
Answers | Newest Update Verified Answers with Detailed
Rationales | A+ Verified
Question 1.
Boxed & Bold Text .
Answer: Represent AIS coding rules and conventions and contain directives to
assist in the appropriate use of specific descriptions.
Question 2.
Brackets .
Answer: Denote inclusive or exclusive information.
Question 3.
Parentheseses .
Answer: Include synonyms or occasionally, non-clinical terms and provide a
definition for the injury description.
Question 4.
Semicolons .
Answer: Separate injury descriptors that are comparable in severity.
Question 5.
Bold Type .
Answer: Identifies an anatomical structure
Question 6.
Italics .
Answer: Are used for proper-named anatomical structures or injuries, and for
OIS grades.
Question 7.
AIS .1 .
Answer: Minor
Question 8.
AIS .2 .
,Answer: Moderate
Question 9.
AIS .3 .
Answer: Serious
Question 10.
AIS .4 .
Answer: Severe
• AIS .5 . Answer: Critical
Question 11.
AIS .6 .
Answer: Maximum
Question 12.
Range of AIS severity codes .
Answer: 1-6
Question 13.
Is "DEATH" part of the AIS severity scale? .
Answer: No
Question 14.
Does a linear relationship exist between AIS severity codes? .
Answer: No
Question 15.
(T/F) Injuries within the same code may not be strictly compatible. .
Answer: T
Question 16.
AIS .9 .
Answer: Unknown
,Question 17.
(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
Question 18.
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
Question 19.
Pre-dot Code .
Answer: 6 digits to the left of decimal point
Question 20.
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?
Question 21.
Type of Anatomic Structure .
Answer: The second number in the pre-dot code stands for?
Question 22.
Specific Anatomic Structure .
Answer: The third & fourth numbers in the pre-dot code stands for?
Question 23.
Level of injury within the specific body region and anatomic structure .
Answer: The fifth & sixth numbers in the pre-dot code stands for?
Question 24.
(T/F) AIS assesses the severity of single injuries. .
Answer: T
, Question 25.
(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
Question 26.
There are how many ISS body regions? .
Answer: 6
Question 27.
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.
Question 28.
(T/F) Asphyxia is assigned to the ISS Head region? .
Answer: T
Question 29.
Face .
Answer: Include injury to mouth, ears, eyes, nose and facial bones.
Question 30.
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.
Question 31.
(T/F) Drowning is assigned to the Chest region? .
Answer: T
