AIS08 Structure and Guidelines Ch 2-7 for CAISS exam 2023 updated

AIS08 Structure and Guidelines Ch 2-7 for CAISS exam 2023 updatedAIS Parentheses ( ) tell a coder what? - correct answer contain a synonym or definition What does the AIS single digit severity number indicate? - correct answer The "average patient" who sustains the coded injury as their only injury Is death a part of the severity code? - correct answer No Italics means what in the AIS book? - correct answer This wording format is used for proper names, anatomical structures and OIS grades. Semicolon ; means what in the AIS book? - correct answer This formatting separates injuries that are comparable in severity Boxed Bold Type means what in the AIS book? - correct answer This formatting contains directives to assist the coder in appropriate use of specific descriptions. [Bracket] means what in the AIS book? - correct answer Contains inclusionary or exclusionary information What is the AIS ordinal scale? - correct answer 1. minor 2. moderate 3. serious 4. severe 5. critical 6. maximum (not necessarily fatal) What is AIS fundamentally? - correct answer A severity injury scale Examples of allowed AIS sequela that can be coded - correct answer hemothorax pneumothorax retroperitoneal hemorrhage cerebral edema brain swelling ischemic brain damage directly related to head trauma What body area is penetrating? - correct answer External Two ways to derive a 75 ISS - correct answer a single AIS 6 AIS 5 in 3 body regions What is the range of ISS? - correct answer 1-75 What body area is electrical injury assigned to? - correct answer external What body area is drowning assigned to? - correct answer chest What body area is asphyxia assigned to? - correct answer head What body area is lumbar spine? - correct answer abdomen/pelvic region What body area is thoracic spine? - correct answer chest What body area is C-spine? - correct answer head and neck What are the body regions in ISS? - correct answer 1. head and neck