1. Origins of AIS (3) ANS >>> 1) Standardized system
2) Classify type/severity of injury from MVC
3) Consensus
2. Injury descriptors are organized ? ANS >>>
Anatomi- cally
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, 3. Injury severity is ranked relative to its importance to ? AN
>>> -
The whole body
4. AIS reflects severity of single injuries and are unaffected by what three
things? ANS >>> 1) time
2) sequela
3) outcome
5. What type of scale does AIS use? ANS >>> 6 point ordinal scale
6. Which type of measurement is more variable? Anatomic or Physiologic?
ANS >>> -
Physiologic
7. Is clinical training necessary for collecting injury data? ANS >>> NO
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, 8. AIS is based on what three (3) factors? ANS >>> 1) anatomically- based
2) consensus driven
3) global
9. Severity is NOT contingent upon what two (2) factors? ANS >>> 1) Outcome
2) time
10. Numerical ranking of severity ANS >>> 1 ANS >>> minor
11. Numerical ranking of severity ANS >>> 2 ANS >>> moderate
12. Numerical ranking of severity ANS >>> 3 ANS >>> serious
13. Numerical ranking of severity ANS >>> 4 ANS >>> severe
14. Numerical ranking of severity ANS >>> 5 ANS >>> critical
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, 15. Numerical ranking of severity ANS >>> 6 ANS >>> maximum (currently
untreatable)
16. Is mortality a sole determinant of AIS severity? ANS >>> NO
17. Are all AIS data comparable from year to year? ANS >>> NO (updates)
18. Is "DEATH" part of the severity scale? ANS >>> NO
19. Is a patient who dies automatically assigned the highest AIS severity of
6? ANS >>> NO (patients w/ minor injuries can die)
20. Does a linear relationship exist between AIS severity codes? ANS >>> NO
(AIS 4 is more, NOT twice as severe as AIS 2)
21. Are all injuries within the same AIS code strictly compatible? ANS >>> NO
(tibia fx & alveolar ridge are both AIS - 2, although one may be worse than the
other, both are considered 'moderate')
22. What AIS code is assigned to a patient with inadequate information regard-
ing an injury? ANS >>> 9
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2) Classify type/severity of injury from MVC
3) Consensus
2. Injury descriptors are organized ? ANS >>>
Anatomi- cally
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, 3. Injury severity is ranked relative to its importance to ? AN
>>> -
The whole body
4. AIS reflects severity of single injuries and are unaffected by what three
things? ANS >>> 1) time
2) sequela
3) outcome
5. What type of scale does AIS use? ANS >>> 6 point ordinal scale
6. Which type of measurement is more variable? Anatomic or Physiologic?
ANS >>> -
Physiologic
7. Is clinical training necessary for collecting injury data? ANS >>> NO
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, 8. AIS is based on what three (3) factors? ANS >>> 1) anatomically- based
2) consensus driven
3) global
9. Severity is NOT contingent upon what two (2) factors? ANS >>> 1) Outcome
2) time
10. Numerical ranking of severity ANS >>> 1 ANS >>> minor
11. Numerical ranking of severity ANS >>> 2 ANS >>> moderate
12. Numerical ranking of severity ANS >>> 3 ANS >>> serious
13. Numerical ranking of severity ANS >>> 4 ANS >>> severe
14. Numerical ranking of severity ANS >>> 5 ANS >>> critical
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, 15. Numerical ranking of severity ANS >>> 6 ANS >>> maximum (currently
untreatable)
16. Is mortality a sole determinant of AIS severity? ANS >>> NO
17. Are all AIS data comparable from year to year? ANS >>> NO (updates)
18. Is "DEATH" part of the severity scale? ANS >>> NO
19. Is a patient who dies automatically assigned the highest AIS severity of
6? ANS >>> NO (patients w/ minor injuries can die)
20. Does a linear relationship exist between AIS severity codes? ANS >>> NO
(AIS 4 is more, NOT twice as severe as AIS 2)
21. Are all injuries within the same AIS code strictly compatible? ANS >>> NO
(tibia fx & alveolar ridge are both AIS - 2, although one may be worse than the
other, both are considered 'moderate')
22. What AIS code is assigned to a patient with inadequate information regard-
ing an injury? ANS >>> 9
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