CAISS – External exam questions and answers

CAISS – External exam questions and answers What is included in the AIS External chapter? - Correct Answers External soft tissue injuries, burns and other traumtic events like electrical injury, frostbite and hypothermia. What descriptors are in the AIS external chapter? - Correct Answers Abrasion Contusion Laceration Avulsion Degloving Penetrating Burn Define Abrasion - Correct Answers A rubbed or scraped area on the skin or mucous membrane caused by contact with a rough surface or object. Define Contusion. - Correct Answers A black and blue mark resulting from blunt force which causes tiny underlying blood vessels to burst and leak blood into the skin without causing a break in the skin Define Laceration. - Correct Answers A tear or ripping apart of tissues resulting from blunt force or penetrating trauma. What is a superficial laceration. - Correct Answers Ripping or tearing of the epidermis and dermis What is a Major laceration? - Correct Answers Ripping or tearing of the deeper layers involving the subcutaneous muscle and tissue Define Avulsion. - Correct Answers Ripping or tearing away all the layers of the skin from underlying tissues. Define Degloving. - Correct Answers Traumatic removal of skin and subcutaneous tissue separating tissue planes from the blood supply.