CAISS 2022 updated to pass(questions & answers)

CAISS 2022 updated to pass(questions & answers) AIS Defined - correct answer An anatomically based consensus driven global severity scoring system that classifies each injury by body region according to its relative importance on a six point ordinal score. Severity code 1 - correct answer Minor Severity code 2 - correct answer Moderate Severity code 3 - correct answer Serious Severity code 4 - correct answer Severe Severity code 5 - correct answer Critical Severity code 6 - correct answer Maximum (currently untreatable) Is all AIS Data comparable? - correct answer No - have to know what AIS revision was used Is death a part of the severity code? - correct answer No. Death is an outcome. Does a linear relationship exist between AIS severity codes? - correct answer NO (AIS 4 is more, NOT twice as severe as AIS 2) Are injuries within the same severity code strictly compatible? - correct answer No. A tibia fx may be more serious than an alveolar ridge fx but both are considered moderate. What does a .9 code equate. - correct answer Unknown. Inadequate info exists for assignment of AIS. Allows for classification of traumatic event. "Average" patient - correct answer • Adult 25-40 years of age • Free of pre-existing conditions • Free of treatment complications • Receiving timely, appropriate care for the injury How many injury descriptors are there? - correct answer 2000 in 9 chapters What is a general structure of the chapters - correct answer Whole area Vessels Nerves Internal organs Skeleton The spine chapter is divided into what sections? - correct answer Cervical, thoracic, and lumbar The extremity chapters include what two additional sections - correct answer - Muscles, tendons, ligaments - Joints What additional section does the head chapter include? - correct answer Concussive injury Does the abdominal and pelvic contents chapter include skeletal injuries? - correct answer No Does the External and Other trauma chapter have a unique structure? - correct answer Yes, it includes soft tissue injuries, burns, asphyxia/suffocation, caustic agents, drowning, electrical injury, hypothermia and whole body injuries