CAISS FINAL PAPER COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
STUDY GUIDE
●● Brackets
Answer: Denote inclusive or exclusive information.
●● Parentheseses
Answer: Include synonyms or occasionally, non-clinical terms and
provide a definition for the injury description.
●● Semicolons
Answer: Separate injury descriptors that are comparable in severity.
●● Bold Type
Answer: Identifies an anatomical structure
●● Italics
Answer: Are used for proper-named anatomical structures or injuries,
and for OIS grades.
●● AIS .1
,Answer: Minor
●● AIS .2
Answer: Moderate
●● AIS .3
Answer: Serious
●● AIS .4
Answer: Severe
●● AIS .5
Answer: Critical
●● AIS .6
Answer: Maximum
●● Range of AIS severity codes
Answer: 1-6
●● Is "DEATH" part of the AIS severity scale?
Answer: No
,●● Does a linear relationship exist between AIS severity codes?
Answer: No
●● (T/F) Injuries within the same code may not be strictly compatible.
Answer: T
●● AIS .9
Answer: Unknown
●● (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.
Answer: T
●● Average Patient
Answer: Adult 25-40 years of age
Free of pre-existing conditions
Free of treatment complications
Receiving timely, appropriate care for the injury
●● Pre-dot Code
Answer: 6 digits to the left of decimal point
, ●● AIS Severity Number
Answer: A single digit to the right of the decimal point.
●● Body Region
Answer: The first number in the pre-dot code stands for?
●● Type of Anatomic Structure
Answer: The second number in the pre-dot code stands for?
●● Specific Anatomic Structure
Answer: The third & fourth numbers in the pre-dot code stands for?
●● Level of injury within the specific body region and anatomic
structure
Answer: The fifth & sixth numbers in the pre-dot code stands for?
●● (T/F) AIS assesses the severity of single injuries.
Answer: T
●● (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.
Answer: T
QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
STUDY GUIDE
●● Brackets
Answer: Denote inclusive or exclusive information.
●● Parentheseses
Answer: Include synonyms or occasionally, non-clinical terms and
provide a definition for the injury description.
●● Semicolons
Answer: Separate injury descriptors that are comparable in severity.
●● Bold Type
Answer: Identifies an anatomical structure
●● Italics
Answer: Are used for proper-named anatomical structures or injuries,
and for OIS grades.
●● AIS .1
,Answer: Minor
●● AIS .2
Answer: Moderate
●● AIS .3
Answer: Serious
●● AIS .4
Answer: Severe
●● AIS .5
Answer: Critical
●● AIS .6
Answer: Maximum
●● Range of AIS severity codes
Answer: 1-6
●● Is "DEATH" part of the AIS severity scale?
Answer: No
,●● Does a linear relationship exist between AIS severity codes?
Answer: No
●● (T/F) Injuries within the same code may not be strictly compatible.
Answer: T
●● AIS .9
Answer: Unknown
●● (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.
Answer: T
●● Average Patient
Answer: Adult 25-40 years of age
Free of pre-existing conditions
Free of treatment complications
Receiving timely, appropriate care for the injury
●● Pre-dot Code
Answer: 6 digits to the left of decimal point
, ●● AIS Severity Number
Answer: A single digit to the right of the decimal point.
●● Body Region
Answer: The first number in the pre-dot code stands for?
●● Type of Anatomic Structure
Answer: The second number in the pre-dot code stands for?
●● Specific Anatomic Structure
Answer: The third & fourth numbers in the pre-dot code stands for?
●● Level of injury within the specific body region and anatomic
structure
Answer: The fifth & sixth numbers in the pre-dot code stands for?
●● (T/F) AIS assesses the severity of single injuries.
Answer: T
●● (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.
Answer: T
