CAISS CERTIFICATION SCRIPT 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ "Whiplash" is what type of cervical injury?.
Answer: strain
◍ (T/F) A vessel puncture or perforation is also known as a laceration..
Answer: TRUE
◍ Use pelvic ring fracture, incomplete disruption of posterior arch, if the
fracture is _______________..
Answer: Partially or vertically stable
◍ When to use the "rupture" for organ injuries?.
Answer: Only when a more detailed descriptor is not available
◍ SI joint fracture with posterior disruption is considered partially or totally
unstable?.
Answer: totally
◍ What is important to look for when coding blunt trauma?.
Answer: associated/underlying injuries
◍ What is considered the least reliable source of injury information?.
Answer: patient
◍ Paralysis of all four extremities is called:.
Answer: Quadriplegia (tetraplegia)
◍ The ossicular chain in the ear is coded to which body region?.
Answer: Face
◍ What is the only carpal bone that is coded on its own?.
Answer: Scaphoid
◍ Globe injuries are coded to _____________ in the ____________ body
, region..
Answer: Sclera; face
◍ The pituitary gland is coded to:.
Answer: Head
◍ Cranial nerve laceration is coded when what is documented?.
Answer: paralysis/total loss of function
◍ What are ligament injuries in the upper extremity coded as?.
Answer: Sprain in the associated joint
◍ What are the two anatomic structures of the pelvis for AIS coding
purposes?.
Answer: 1) pelvic ring2) acetabulum
◍ The severity of a pelvic fracture is related to the extent of damage to which
arch, anterior or posterior?.
Answer: posterior
◍ What is caustic agent ingestion injury coded to?.
Answer: The specific organ (esophagus, stomach, etc.)
◍ Massive destruction of a body part with damage to underlying skeletal,
tissue, organ, and vascular systems is known as what type of injury?.
Answer: crush
◍ Nose fractures by definition are included in which LeFort Fxs and should
not be coded separately?.
Answer: LeFort IILeFort III
◍ Should you code extremity vessel injuries separately if they are directly
involved in a crush injury or amputation?.
Answer: No, unless the vascular injury is more severe than the amputation
◍ The carpus is coded to:.
Answer: Upper extremity (hand)
◍ The lumbar spinal cord and lumbar vertebrae are assigned to which ISS
, body region?.
Answer: abdomen
◍ The sclera is coded under:.
Answer: Face (eye)
◍ Coexisting injuries to the spinal cord and vertebral column are coded:.
Answer: Together, as a single injury
◍ The esophagus is coded to the neck if above the sternal notch and to the
chest if below. If unknown, do you code to neck or chest?.
Answer: Neck
◍ Anterior, central, and lateral (Brown-Sequard) cord syndromes are classified
as what type of overall cord syndrome?.
Answer: incomplete
◍ A persistent air leak (>48 hours) in the thorax is coded as:.
Answer: Persistent air leak (442203.4)
◍ What body region and structure is the frontal sinus coded to?.
Answer: Head, skull vault
◍ Vessel thrombosis results in ___________ of the vessel..
Answer: Occlusion
◍ T/F LOC codes may be used even in the absence of a diagnoses of
"concussion" as long as the LOC is documented by a physician or APP.
Answer: True
◍ Level of pelvic instability is determined by extent of damage to which two
portions of the pelvis?.
Answer: 1) posterior ligaments2) pelvic floor
◍ What is another name for the eardrum?.
Answer: Tympanic membrane
◍ Partial separation of a joint, or partial dislocation is known as what type of
injury?.
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ "Whiplash" is what type of cervical injury?.
Answer: strain
◍ (T/F) A vessel puncture or perforation is also known as a laceration..
Answer: TRUE
◍ Use pelvic ring fracture, incomplete disruption of posterior arch, if the
fracture is _______________..
Answer: Partially or vertically stable
◍ When to use the "rupture" for organ injuries?.
Answer: Only when a more detailed descriptor is not available
◍ SI joint fracture with posterior disruption is considered partially or totally
unstable?.
Answer: totally
◍ What is important to look for when coding blunt trauma?.
Answer: associated/underlying injuries
◍ What is considered the least reliable source of injury information?.
Answer: patient
◍ Paralysis of all four extremities is called:.
Answer: Quadriplegia (tetraplegia)
◍ The ossicular chain in the ear is coded to which body region?.
Answer: Face
◍ What is the only carpal bone that is coded on its own?.
Answer: Scaphoid
◍ Globe injuries are coded to _____________ in the ____________ body
, region..
Answer: Sclera; face
◍ The pituitary gland is coded to:.
Answer: Head
◍ Cranial nerve laceration is coded when what is documented?.
Answer: paralysis/total loss of function
◍ What are ligament injuries in the upper extremity coded as?.
Answer: Sprain in the associated joint
◍ What are the two anatomic structures of the pelvis for AIS coding
purposes?.
Answer: 1) pelvic ring2) acetabulum
◍ The severity of a pelvic fracture is related to the extent of damage to which
arch, anterior or posterior?.
Answer: posterior
◍ What is caustic agent ingestion injury coded to?.
Answer: The specific organ (esophagus, stomach, etc.)
◍ Massive destruction of a body part with damage to underlying skeletal,
tissue, organ, and vascular systems is known as what type of injury?.
Answer: crush
◍ Nose fractures by definition are included in which LeFort Fxs and should
not be coded separately?.
Answer: LeFort IILeFort III
◍ Should you code extremity vessel injuries separately if they are directly
involved in a crush injury or amputation?.
Answer: No, unless the vascular injury is more severe than the amputation
◍ The carpus is coded to:.
Answer: Upper extremity (hand)
◍ The lumbar spinal cord and lumbar vertebrae are assigned to which ISS
, body region?.
Answer: abdomen
◍ The sclera is coded under:.
Answer: Face (eye)
◍ Coexisting injuries to the spinal cord and vertebral column are coded:.
Answer: Together, as a single injury
◍ The esophagus is coded to the neck if above the sternal notch and to the
chest if below. If unknown, do you code to neck or chest?.
Answer: Neck
◍ Anterior, central, and lateral (Brown-Sequard) cord syndromes are classified
as what type of overall cord syndrome?.
Answer: incomplete
◍ A persistent air leak (>48 hours) in the thorax is coded as:.
Answer: Persistent air leak (442203.4)
◍ What body region and structure is the frontal sinus coded to?.
Answer: Head, skull vault
◍ Vessel thrombosis results in ___________ of the vessel..
Answer: Occlusion
◍ T/F LOC codes may be used even in the absence of a diagnoses of
"concussion" as long as the LOC is documented by a physician or APP.
Answer: True
◍ Level of pelvic instability is determined by extent of damage to which two
portions of the pelvis?.
Answer: 1) posterior ligaments2) pelvic floor
◍ What is another name for the eardrum?.
Answer: Tympanic membrane
◍ Partial separation of a joint, or partial dislocation is known as what type of
injury?.
