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CAISS CERTIFICATION STUDY GUIDE verified package with complete packs 2023. Origins of AIS (3) - correct answers.1) Standardized system 2) Classify type/severity of injury from MVC 3) Consensus Injury descriptors are organized _________________________ ? - correct answers.Anatomically Injury severity is ranked relative to its importance to _______________? - correct answers.The whole body AIS reflects severity of single injuries and are unaffected by what three things? - correct answers.1) time 2) sequela 3) outcome What type of scale does AIS use? - correct answers.6 point ordinal scale Which type of measurement is more variable? Anatomic or Physiologic? - correct answers.Physiologic Is clinical training necessary for collecting injury data? - correct answers.NO AIS is based on what three (3) factors? - correct answers.1) anatomically- based 2) consensus driven 3) global Severity is NOT contingent upon what two (2) factors? - correct answers.1) Outcome 2) time Numerical ranking of severity: 1 - correct Numerical ranking of severity: 2 - correct ate Numerical ranking of severity: 3 - correct us Numerical ranking of severity: 4 - correct e Numerical ranking of severity: 5 - correct cal Numerical ranking of severity: 6 - correct um (currently untreatable) Is mortality a sole determinant of AIS severity? - correct answers.NO Are all AIS data comparable from year to year? - correct answers.NO (updates) Is "DEATH" part of the severity scale? - correct answers.NO Is a patient who dies automatically assigned the highest AIS severity of 6? - correct answers.NO (patients w/ minor injuries can die) Does a linear relationship exist between AIS severity codes? - correct answers.NO (AIS 4 is more, NOT twice as severe as AIS 2) Are all injuries within the same AIS code strictly compatible? - correct answers.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? - correct answers.9 How many chapters are in the AIS dictionary? - correct answers.9 (not the same as body regions) AIS single digit severity codes are based on what type of patient? - correct answers.Average What four (4) things define the "average" patient? - correct answers.1) 25-40 yrs old 2) no pre-existing conditions 3) no tx complications 4) received timely/appropriate care Approximately how many injury descriptors are included in AIS? - correct answers.2000 What part of the AIS code is considered the "Pre-Dot Code?" - correct answers.6 digits BEFORE the decimal point (left) What part of the AIS code is considered the "AIS Severity Number?" - correct e digit after the decimal (right) (T/F) The 6 digit pre-dot codes are unique and allow for more specificity and accurate coding? - correct answers.TRUE The first digit in the pre-dot code corresponds to what? - correct answers.Body Region


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