CAISS Exam Latest Update with Verified Solutions

CAISS Exam Latest Update with Verified Solutions Boxed & Bold Text Represent AIS coding rules and conventions and contain directives to assist in the appropriate use of specific descriptions. Brackets Denote inclusive or exclusive information. Parentheseses Include synonyms or occasionally, non-clinical terms and provide a definition for the injury description. Semicolons Separate injury descriptors that are comparable in severity. Bold Type Identifies an anatomical structure Italics Are used for proper-named anatomical structures or injuries, and for OIS grades. AIS .1 Minor AIS .2 Moderate AIS .3 Serious AIS .4 Severe AIS .5 Critical AIS .6 Maximum Range of AIS severity codes 1-6 Is "DEATH" part of the AIS severity scale? No Does a linear relationship exist between AIS severity codes? No (T/F) Injuries within the same code may not be strictly compatible. T AIS .9 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. T Average Patient 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 6 digits to the left of decimal point AIS Severity Number A single digit to the right of the decimal point. Body Region The first number in the pre-dot code stands for? Type of Anatomic Structure The second number in the pre-dot code stands for? Specific Anatomic Structure The third & fourth numbers in the pre-dot code stands for? Level of injury within the specific body region and anatomic structure The fifth & sixth numbers in the pre-dot code stands for? (T/F) AIS assesses the severity of single injuries. 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. T There are how many ISS body regions? 6 ISS Body Regions Head & Neck Face Chest Abdominal & Pelvic Contents Extremities & Pelvic Girdle External Head & Neck Include injury to the brain, skull, cervical spine or neck organs. (T/F) Asphyxia is assigned to the ISS Head region? T Face Include injury to mouth, ears, eyes, nose and facial bones. Chest 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? T (T/F) The ISS is the sum of the squares of the highest