CAISS EXAM QUESTIONS WITH 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS L LATEST
VERSION 2025/2026.
Represent AIS coding rules and conventions and contain directives to assist in the appropriate
use of specific descriptions. - ANS Boxed & Bold Text
Denote inclusive or exclusive information. - ANS Brackets
Include synonyms or occasionally, non-clinical terms and provide a definition for the injury
description. - ANS Parentheseses
Separate injury descriptors that are comparable in severity. - ANS Semicolons
Identifies an anatomical structure - ANS Bold Type
Are used for proper-named anatomical structures or injuries, and for OIS grades. - ANS Italics
Minor - ANS AIS .1
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,Moderate - ANS AIS .2
Serious - ANS AIS .3
Severe - ANS AIS .4
Critical - ANS AIS .5
Maximum - ANS AIS .6
1-6 - ANS Range of AIS severity codes
No - ANS Is "DEATH" part of the AIS severity scale?
No - ANS Does a linear relationship exist between AIS severity codes?
T - ANS (T/F) Injuries within the same code may not be strictly compatible.
Unknown - ANS AIS .9
T - ANS (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.
Adult 25-40 years of age
Free of pre-existing conditions
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,Free of treatment complications
Receiving timely, appropriate care for the injury - ANS Average Patient
6 digits to the left of decimal point - ANS Pre-dot Code
A single digit to the right of the decimal point. - ANS AIS Severity Number
The first number in the pre-dot code stands for? - ANS Body Region
The second number in the pre-dot code stands for? - ANS Type of Anatomic Structure
The third & fourth numbers in the pre-dot code stands for? - ANS Specific Anatomic Structure
The fifth & sixth numbers in the pre-dot code stands for? - ANS Level of injury within the
specific body region and anatomic structure
T - ANS (T/F) AIS assesses the severity of single injuries.
T - ANS (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.
6 - ANS There are how many ISS body regions?
Head & Neck
Face
Chest
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, Abdominal & Pelvic Contents
Extremities & Pelvic Girdle
External - ANS ISS Body Regions
Include injury to the brain, skull, cervical spine or neck organs. - ANS Head & Neck
T - ANS (T/F) Asphyxia is assigned to the ISS Head region?
Include injury to mouth, ears, eyes, nose and facial bones. - ANS Face
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. - ANS Chest
T - ANS (T/F) Drowning is assigned to the Chest region?
F - ANS (T/F) The ISS is the sum of the squares of the highest AIS in each of the (5) most
severity injured ISS body regions.
F - ANS (T/F) There are 9 ISS body regions?
F - ANS (T/F) Asphyxia is assigned to the ISS Chest region?
f - ANS (T/F) Drowning is assigned to the Head & Neck region?
Include injury to Lumber spine lesions. - ANS Abdomen and Pelvic Area
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CORRECT ANSWERS L LATEST
VERSION 2025/2026.
Represent AIS coding rules and conventions and contain directives to assist in the appropriate
use of specific descriptions. - ANS Boxed & Bold Text
Denote inclusive or exclusive information. - ANS Brackets
Include synonyms or occasionally, non-clinical terms and provide a definition for the injury
description. - ANS Parentheseses
Separate injury descriptors that are comparable in severity. - ANS Semicolons
Identifies an anatomical structure - ANS Bold Type
Are used for proper-named anatomical structures or injuries, and for OIS grades. - ANS Italics
Minor - ANS AIS .1
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,Moderate - ANS AIS .2
Serious - ANS AIS .3
Severe - ANS AIS .4
Critical - ANS AIS .5
Maximum - ANS AIS .6
1-6 - ANS Range of AIS severity codes
No - ANS Is "DEATH" part of the AIS severity scale?
No - ANS Does a linear relationship exist between AIS severity codes?
T - ANS (T/F) Injuries within the same code may not be strictly compatible.
Unknown - ANS AIS .9
T - ANS (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.
Adult 25-40 years of age
Free of pre-existing conditions
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,Free of treatment complications
Receiving timely, appropriate care for the injury - ANS Average Patient
6 digits to the left of decimal point - ANS Pre-dot Code
A single digit to the right of the decimal point. - ANS AIS Severity Number
The first number in the pre-dot code stands for? - ANS Body Region
The second number in the pre-dot code stands for? - ANS Type of Anatomic Structure
The third & fourth numbers in the pre-dot code stands for? - ANS Specific Anatomic Structure
The fifth & sixth numbers in the pre-dot code stands for? - ANS Level of injury within the
specific body region and anatomic structure
T - ANS (T/F) AIS assesses the severity of single injuries.
T - ANS (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.
6 - ANS There are how many ISS body regions?
Head & Neck
Face
Chest
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, Abdominal & Pelvic Contents
Extremities & Pelvic Girdle
External - ANS ISS Body Regions
Include injury to the brain, skull, cervical spine or neck organs. - ANS Head & Neck
T - ANS (T/F) Asphyxia is assigned to the ISS Head region?
Include injury to mouth, ears, eyes, nose and facial bones. - ANS Face
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. - ANS Chest
T - ANS (T/F) Drowning is assigned to the Chest region?
F - ANS (T/F) The ISS is the sum of the squares of the highest AIS in each of the (5) most
severity injured ISS body regions.
F - ANS (T/F) There are 9 ISS body regions?
F - ANS (T/F) Asphyxia is assigned to the ISS Chest region?
f - ANS (T/F) Drowning is assigned to the Head & Neck region?
Include injury to Lumber spine lesions. - ANS Abdomen and Pelvic Area
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