CAISS Certification Key Questions and Correct Answers

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?