CAISS EXAM PREP ACCURATE AND FREQUENTLY TESTED QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES|| LATEST AND COMPLETE UPDATE WITH EXPERT VERIFIED SOLUTIONS|| SURE PASS

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CAISS EXAM PREP ACCURATE AND FREQUENTLY
TESTED QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
WITH RATIONALES|| LATEST AND COMPLETE
UPDATE WITH EXPERT VERIFIED SOLUTIONS||
SURE PASS
Origins of AIS (3) - ANSWER: 1) Standardized system
2) Classify type/severity of injury from MVC
3) Consensus


Injury descriptors are organized _________________________ ? - ANSWER:
Anatomically


Injury severity is ranked relative to its importance to _______________? -
ANSWER: The whole body


AIS reflects severity of single injuries and are unaffected by what three things? -
ANSWER: 1) time
2) sequela
3) outcome


What type of scale does AIS use? - ANSWER: 6 point ordinal scale


Which type of measurement is more variable? Anatomic or Physiologic? -
ANSWER: Physiologic


Is clinical training necessary for collecting injury data? - ANSWER: NO

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AIS is based on what three (3) factors? - ANSWER: 1) anatomically- based
2) consensus driven
3) global


Severity is NOT contingent upon what two (2) factors? - ANSWER: 1) Outcome
2) time


Numerical ranking of severity: 1 - ANSWER: minor


Numerical ranking of severity: 2 - ANSWER: moderate


Numerical ranking of severity: 3 - ANSWER: serious


Numerical ranking of severity: 4 - ANSWER: severe


Numerical ranking of severity: 5 - ANSWER: critical


Numerical ranking of severity: 6 - ANSWER: maximum (currently untreatable)


Is mortality a sole determinant of AIS severity? - ANSWER: NO


Are all AIS data comparable from year to year? - ANSWER: NO (updates)


Is "DEATH" part of the severity scale? - ANSWER: NO

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Is a patient who dies automatically assigned the highest AIS severity of 6? -
ANSWER: NO (patients w/ minor injuries can die)


Does a linear relationship exist between AIS severity codes? - ANSWER: NO
(AIS 4 is more, NOT twice as severe as AIS 2)


Are all injuries within the same AIS code strictly compatible? - ANSWER: NO
(tibia fx & alveolar ridge are both AIS - 2, although one may be worse than the
other, both are considered 'moderate')


What AIS code is assigned to a patient with inadequate information regarding an
injury? - ANSWER: 9


AIS single digit severity codes are based on what type of patient? - ANSWER:
Average


What four (4) things define the "average" patient? - ANSWER: 1) 25-40 yrs old
2) no pre-existing conditions
3) no tx complications
4) received timely/appropriate care


Approximately how many injury descriptors are included in AIS? - ANSWER:
2000


What part of the AIS code is considered the "Pre-Dot Code?" - ANSWER: 6 digits
BEFORE the decimal point (left)

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What part of the AIS code is considered the "AIS Severity Number?" - ANSWER:
single digit after the decimal (right)


(T/F) The 6 digit pre-dot codes are unique and allow for more specificity and
accurate coding? - ANSWER: TRUE


The first digit in the pre-dot code corresponds to what? - ANSWER: Body Region


The second digit in the pre-dot code corresponds to what? - ANSWER: Type of
anatomic structure (skeletal, solid organ)


The third/fourth digits in the pre-dot code correspond to what? - ANSWER:
Specific anatomic structure (femur)


The fifth/sixth digits in the pre-dot code correspond to what? - ANSWER: Level
of injury within the specific body region and anatomic structure (NFS, minor,
major)


Parenthesis in the AIS dictionary indicate what? - ANSWER: synonyms or
definitions for injury types


Brackets in the AIS dictionary indicate what? - ANSWER:
inclusionary/exclusionary info, OIS Grades


Boxed bold type in the AIS dictionary indicates what? - ANSWER: directions to
help coder choose appropriate code


Semicolons in the AIS dictionary indicate what? - ANSWER: separate injury
descriptors that are comparable in severity