CAISS CERTIFICATION TEST 2025
ACTUAL EXAM CURRENTLY
TESTING COMPLETE EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT
ANSWERS) /ALREADY GRADED A+
Bullet wounds/penetrating injuries resulting in fx are
coded as open or closed fractures? -
....ANSWER...OPEN
When detailed information regarding an injury is
lacking, what descriptor is often used? -
....ANSWER...NFS
NFS can refer to what two components of a code? -
....ANSWER...1) injury unspecified
2) severity unspecified
Should patients with AIS code 9 injuries be included in
research studies? - ....ANSWER...NO
,Fracture involving the joint? - ....ANSWER...articular
fracture
fracture type with 3 or more fragments with the
proximal and distal fragments not touching? -
....ANSWER...complex fracture
fracture type where skin overlying the fracture is
lacerated and communicates with the fracture? -
....ANSWER...open fracture
fracture type where skin overlying the fracture in not
lacerated? - ....ANSWER...closed fracture
fracture in which 2 ends of bone are not aligned? -
....ANSWER...displaced fracture
fracture type that includes multiple bone fragments? -
....ANSWER...comminuted fracture
Sprains are to ____________? - ....ANSWER...joints
(knee, ankle, etc)
,Strains are to __________? - ....ANSWER...muscles &
tendons
Injury type involving massive destruction of body part
w/damage to underlying body systems (skeletal, organ,
vascular) - ....ANSWER...crush injury
A vessel puncture or perforation is also known as a
______________. - ....ANSWER...laceration
superficial, incomplete circumferential involvement,
blood loss <20% - ....ANSWER...minor vessel laceration
rupture, transection, segmental loss, complete
circumferential involvement, blood loss >20% -
....ANSWER...major vessel laceration
A muscle tear, rupture, or avulsion is also known as a
____________. - ....ANSWER...laceration
Blood loss of > 20% is approximately how many cc? -
....ANSWER...> 1000 cc
, subtotal loss of function (assumed to be due to
contusion) - ....ANSWER...nerve paresis (palsy)
total loss of function (assumed to be due to laceration) -
....ANSWER...nerve paralysis
When there is any question about the severity of an
injury based upon all available information the coder
should chose the __________ severe AIS code in that
category. - ....ANSWER...least
Brain death/blindness are consequences of injury and
can or cannot be coded? - ....ANSWER...cannot
Is a foreign body considered and injury in and of itself? -
....ANSWER...NO (cannot code)
(T/F) Bilateral injures of kidneys, eyes, ears, and
extremities are typically codes as separate injuries (with
some exceptions). - ....ANSWER...TRUE
ACTUAL EXAM CURRENTLY
TESTING COMPLETE EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT
ANSWERS) /ALREADY GRADED A+
Bullet wounds/penetrating injuries resulting in fx are
coded as open or closed fractures? -
....ANSWER...OPEN
When detailed information regarding an injury is
lacking, what descriptor is often used? -
....ANSWER...NFS
NFS can refer to what two components of a code? -
....ANSWER...1) injury unspecified
2) severity unspecified
Should patients with AIS code 9 injuries be included in
research studies? - ....ANSWER...NO
,Fracture involving the joint? - ....ANSWER...articular
fracture
fracture type with 3 or more fragments with the
proximal and distal fragments not touching? -
....ANSWER...complex fracture
fracture type where skin overlying the fracture is
lacerated and communicates with the fracture? -
....ANSWER...open fracture
fracture type where skin overlying the fracture in not
lacerated? - ....ANSWER...closed fracture
fracture in which 2 ends of bone are not aligned? -
....ANSWER...displaced fracture
fracture type that includes multiple bone fragments? -
....ANSWER...comminuted fracture
Sprains are to ____________? - ....ANSWER...joints
(knee, ankle, etc)
,Strains are to __________? - ....ANSWER...muscles &
tendons
Injury type involving massive destruction of body part
w/damage to underlying body systems (skeletal, organ,
vascular) - ....ANSWER...crush injury
A vessel puncture or perforation is also known as a
______________. - ....ANSWER...laceration
superficial, incomplete circumferential involvement,
blood loss <20% - ....ANSWER...minor vessel laceration
rupture, transection, segmental loss, complete
circumferential involvement, blood loss >20% -
....ANSWER...major vessel laceration
A muscle tear, rupture, or avulsion is also known as a
____________. - ....ANSWER...laceration
Blood loss of > 20% is approximately how many cc? -
....ANSWER...> 1000 cc
, subtotal loss of function (assumed to be due to
contusion) - ....ANSWER...nerve paresis (palsy)
total loss of function (assumed to be due to laceration) -
....ANSWER...nerve paralysis
When there is any question about the severity of an
injury based upon all available information the coder
should chose the __________ severe AIS code in that
category. - ....ANSWER...least
Brain death/blindness are consequences of injury and
can or cannot be coded? - ....ANSWER...cannot
Is a foreign body considered and injury in and of itself? -
....ANSWER...NO (cannot code)
(T/F) Bilateral injures of kidneys, eyes, ears, and
extremities are typically codes as separate injuries (with
some exceptions). - ....ANSWER...TRUE
