Caiss Certification Study Guide

CAISS CERTIFICATION STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS


Origins vof vAIS v(3) v- vAnswer v- v1) vStandardized vsystem

2) vClassify vtype/severity vof vinjury vfrom vMVC

3) vConsensus



Injury vdescriptors vare vorganized v_________________________ v? v- vAnswer v- vAnatomically



Injury vseverity vis vranked vrelative vto vits vimportance vto v_______________? v- vAnswer v- vThe vwhole
vbody




AIS vreflects vseverity vof vsingle vinjuries vand vare vunaffected vby vwhat vthree vthings? v- vAnswer v- v1)
vtime

2) vsequela

3) voutcome



What vtype vof vscale vdoes vAIS vuse? v- vAnswer v- v6 vpoint vordinal vscale



Which vtype vof vmeasurement vis vmore vvariable? vAnatomic vor vPhysiologic? v- vAnswer v- vPhysiologic



Is vclinical vtraining vnecessary vfor vcollecting vinjury vdata? v- vAnswer v- vNO



AIS vis vbased von vwhat vthree v(3) vfactors? v- vAnswer v- v1) vanatomically- vbased

2) vconsensus vdriven

3) vglobal

,Severity vis vNOT vcontingent vupon vwhat vtwo v(2) vfactors? v- vAnswer v- v1) vOutcome

2) vtime



Numerical vranking vof vseverity: v1 v- vAnswer v- vminor



Numerical vranking vof vseverity: v2 v- vAnswer v- vmoderate



Numerical vranking vof vseverity: v3 v- vAnswer v- vserious



Numerical vranking vof vseverity: v4 v- vAnswer v- vsevere



Numerical vranking vof vseverity: v5 v- vAnswer v- vcritical



Numerical vranking vof vseverity: v6 v- vAnswer v- vmaximum v(currently vuntreatable)



Is vmortality va vsole vdeterminant vof vAIS vseverity? v- vAnswer v- vNO



Are vall vAIS vdata vcomparable vfrom vyear vto vyear? v- vAnswer v- vNO v(updates)



Is v"DEATH" vpart vof vthe vseverity vscale? v- vAnswer v- vNO



Is va vpatient vwho vdies vautomatically vassigned vthe vhighest vAIS vseverity vof v6? v- vAnswer v- vNO
v(patients vw/ vminor vinjuries vcan vdie)




Does va vlinear vrelationship vexist vbetween vAIS vseverity vcodes? v- vAnswer v- vNO v(AIS v4 vis vmore,
vNOT vtwice vas vsevere vas vAIS v2)




Are vall vinjuries vwithin vthe vsame vAIS vcode vstrictly vcompatible? v- vAnswer v- vNO v(tibia vfx v&
valveolar vridge vare vboth vAIS v- v2, valthough vone vmay vbe vworse vthan vthe vother, vboth vare
vconsidered v'moderate')

, What vAIS vcode vis vassigned vto va vpatient vwith vinadequate vinformation vregarding van vinjury? v-
vAnswer v- v9




How vmany vchapters vare vin vthe vAIS vdictionary? v- vAnswer v- v9 v(not vthe vsame vas vbody vregions)



AIS vsingle vdigit vseverity vcodes vare vbased von vwhat vtype vof vpatient? v- vAnswer v- vAverage



What vfour v(4) vthings vdefine vthe v"average" vpatient? v- vAnswer v- v1) v25-40 vyrs vold

2) vno vpre-existing vconditions

3) vno vtx vcomplications v

4) vreceived vtimely/appropriate vcare



Approximately vhow vmany vinjury vdescriptors vare vincluded vin vAIS? v- vAnswer v- v2000



What vpart vof vthe vAIS vcode vis vconsidered vthe v"Pre-Dot vCode?" v- vAnswer v- v6 vdigits vBEFORE vthe
vdecimal vpoint v(left)




What vpart vof vthe vAIS vcode vis vconsidered vthe v"AIS vSeverity vNumber?" v- vAnswer v- vsingle vdigit
vafter vthe vdecimal v(right)




(T/F) vThe v6 vdigit vpre-dot vcodes vare vunique vand vallow vfor vmore vspecificity vand vaccurate vcoding?
v- vAnswer v- vTRUE




The vfirst vdigit vin vthe vpre-dot vcode vcorresponds vto vwhat? v- vAnswer v- vBody vRegion



The vsecond vdigit vin vthe vpre-dot vcode vcorresponds vto vwhat? v- vAnswer v- vType vof vanatomic
vstructure v(skeletal, vsolid vorgan)




The vthird/fourth vdigits vin vthe vpre-dot vcode vcorrespond vto vwhat? v- vAnswer v- vSpecific vanatomic
vstructure v(femur)