CAISS Exam Graded A+

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