CAISS EXAM CERTIFICATION EXAM
2 LATEST VERSIONS/ ACTUAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
VERRIFIED ANSWERS AND GRADED
A+
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
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
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
Injuries that include lacerations, contusions, abrasions, hypothermia, electrical injury, whole
body injury and burns are assigned to what region? - ANS-External
The ISS score ranges from what to what? - ANS-1-75
T - ANS-(T/F) An ISS of 75 can be derived in 2 ways: one AIS .5 injury in each of three body
regions or a single AIS .6 injury.
No - ANS-Should patients with a AIS .9 code be included in research studies?
Assigning injuries to too few body regions can result in what? - ANS-Underestimation of the
ISS score
, Assigning injuries to too many ISS body regions can result in what? - ANS-Overestimation of
the ISS Score
The anatomic lesion resulting from a transfer of energy rather than a complication or
immediate sequelae is what? - ANS-Injury
The AIS includes injuries from the what mechanisms? - ANS-Blunt, Penetration, Burns &
Selected other Trauma
T - ANS-(T/F) The AIS sometime permits the coding of immediate sequelae, but withing
strictly defined rules?
F - ANS-(T/F) You can code suspected, possible or rule out diagnosis?
T - ANS-(T/F) Clinical diagnosis alone are not codable for certain injuries.
T - ANS-(T/F) In order to code clinical diagnosis, there must be back-up with a CT, MRI or
autopsy documentation.
T - ANS-(T/F) Cranial Nerve Injuries or Basilar Skull Fractures are an exception to coding
clinical diagnosis.
Physical signs of raccoon eyes, Battle signs, CSF rhinorrhea, CSF otorrhea and
Hemotympanum are indications of what? - ANS-Basilar Skull Fracture
T - ANS-(T/F) AIS allows coding of cranial nerve "contusion" if there is documented cranial
nerve weakness/paresis or subtotal loss of function?
T - ANS-(T/F) AIS allows coding of cranial nerve "laceration" if there is documented cranial
nerve paralysis, or total loss of function?
2 LATEST VERSIONS/ ACTUAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
VERRIFIED ANSWERS AND GRADED
A+
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
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
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
Injuries that include lacerations, contusions, abrasions, hypothermia, electrical injury, whole
body injury and burns are assigned to what region? - ANS-External
The ISS score ranges from what to what? - ANS-1-75
T - ANS-(T/F) An ISS of 75 can be derived in 2 ways: one AIS .5 injury in each of three body
regions or a single AIS .6 injury.
No - ANS-Should patients with a AIS .9 code be included in research studies?
Assigning injuries to too few body regions can result in what? - ANS-Underestimation of the
ISS score
, Assigning injuries to too many ISS body regions can result in what? - ANS-Overestimation of
the ISS Score
The anatomic lesion resulting from a transfer of energy rather than a complication or
immediate sequelae is what? - ANS-Injury
The AIS includes injuries from the what mechanisms? - ANS-Blunt, Penetration, Burns &
Selected other Trauma
T - ANS-(T/F) The AIS sometime permits the coding of immediate sequelae, but withing
strictly defined rules?
F - ANS-(T/F) You can code suspected, possible or rule out diagnosis?
T - ANS-(T/F) Clinical diagnosis alone are not codable for certain injuries.
T - ANS-(T/F) In order to code clinical diagnosis, there must be back-up with a CT, MRI or
autopsy documentation.
T - ANS-(T/F) Cranial Nerve Injuries or Basilar Skull Fractures are an exception to coding
clinical diagnosis.
Physical signs of raccoon eyes, Battle signs, CSF rhinorrhea, CSF otorrhea and
Hemotympanum are indications of what? - ANS-Basilar Skull Fracture
T - ANS-(T/F) AIS allows coding of cranial nerve "contusion" if there is documented cranial
nerve weakness/paresis or subtotal loss of function?
T - ANS-(T/F) AIS allows coding of cranial nerve "laceration" if there is documented cranial
nerve paralysis, or total loss of function?
