CAISS CERTIFICATION Exam STUDY GUIDE Questions and Answers with Verified Solutions | Latest Updated 2026

CAISS CERTIFICATION Exam STUDY GUIDE
Questions and Answers with Verified
Solutions | Latest Updated 2026



Origins of AIS (3) 1) Standardized system
2) Classify type/severity of injury from
MVC
3) Consensus


Injury descriptors are organized Anatomically
_________________________?


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


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


What type of scale does AIS use? 6 point ordinal scale



Which type of measurement is Physiologic
more
variable? Anatomic or
Physiologic?

, Is clinical training necessary for NO
collecting injury data?


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


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


Numerical ranking of severity: 1 minor



Numerical ranking of severity: 2 moderate



Numerical ranking of severity: 3 serious



Numerical ranking of severity: 4 severe



Numerical ranking of severity: 5 critical



Numerical ranking of severity: 6 maximum (currently untreatable)



Is mortality a sole determinant of NO
AIS
severity?


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