CAISS CERTIFICATION EXAM CURRENTLY TESTING VERSIONS OF THE EXAM WITH QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS

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CAISS CERTIFICATION EXAM CURRENTLY
TESTING VERSIONS OF THE EXAM WITH
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS/EXPERT VERIFIED FOR GUARANTEED
PASS!/LATEST UPDATE




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

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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


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

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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)

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


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