CAISS CERTIFICATION STUDY GUIDE exam 320 questions with correct answers

CAISS CERTIFICATION STUDY GUIDE exam 320 questions with correct answers Origins of AIS (3) - Correct Answers 1) Standardized system 2) Classify type/severity of injury from MVC 3) Consensus Injury descriptors are organized _________________________ ? - Correct Answers Anatomically Injury severity is ranked relative to its importance to _______________? - Correct Answers The whole body AIS reflects severity of single injuries and are unaffected by what three things? - Correct Answers 1) time 2) sequela 3) outcome What type of scale does AIS use? - Correct Answers 6 point ordinal scale Which type of measurement is more variable? Anatomic or Physiologic? - Correct Answers Physiologic Is clinical training necessary for collecting injury data? - Correct Answers NO AIS is based on what three (3) factors? - Correct Answers 1) anatomically- based 2) consensus driven 3) global Severity is NOT contingent upon what two (2) factors? - Correct Answers 1) Outcome 2) time Numerical ranking of severity: 1 - Correct Answers minor Numerical ranking of severity: 2 - Correct Answers moderate Numerical ranking of severity: 3 - Correct Answers serious Numerical ranking of severity: 4 - Correct Answers severe Numerical ranking of severity: 5 - Correct Answers critical Numerical ranking of severity: 6 - Correct Answers maximum (currently untreatable) Is mortality a sole determinant of AIS severity? - Correct Answers NO Are all A