CAISS Exam - Introduction
Chapter Questions and
Complete Solutions Graded A+
What is the AIS Scale - Answer: anatomically-based, consensus-derived, global severity scoring system
that classifies injury
What does AIS describe injuries in terms of - Answer: anatomic location
specific lesion
relative severity on a 6-point ordinal scale
What is AIS measured by - Answer: 6-point ordinal scale
When was AIS created - Answer: 1960s
What are then 9 chapters of AIS - Answer: Head
Face
Neck
Thorax
Adomen/Pelvis
Spine
Upper Extremity
Lower Extremity/Pelvis/Buttock
External/Thermal/Other
How are injury descriptors grouped - Answer: Whole Area
Vessels
Nerves
, Internal Organs
Skeletal
What do boxed and bold text mean in the AIS dictionary - Answer: rules and conventions
What do brackets mean in the AIS dictionary - Answer: inclusive or exclusive information
What do parentheses mean in the AIS dictionary - Answer: synonyms or occasionally non-clinical terms
What do semicolons mean in the AIS dictionary - Answer: separate injury descriptors that are
comparable in severity
What do bold type mean in the AIS dictionary - Answer: anatomic structure
What do italics mean in the AIS dictionary - Answer: used for proper-named anatomical structures or
injuries, and for OIS grades and DES scores
What does the first digit in the AIS Code mean - Answer: Body Region
What does the second digit in the AIS Code mean - Answer: Type of Anatomical Structure
What does the third/fourth digit in the AIS Code mean - Answer: Specific Nature of Injury (Whole Area,
Head, Spine, or Vessels/Nerves/Organs/Bones/Joints)
What does the fifth/sixth digit in the AIS Code mean - Answer: Level of Injury
What does a AIS Code 1 mean - Answer: minor
What does a AIS Code 2 mean - Answer: moderate
Chapter Questions and
Complete Solutions Graded A+
What is the AIS Scale - Answer: anatomically-based, consensus-derived, global severity scoring system
that classifies injury
What does AIS describe injuries in terms of - Answer: anatomic location
specific lesion
relative severity on a 6-point ordinal scale
What is AIS measured by - Answer: 6-point ordinal scale
When was AIS created - Answer: 1960s
What are then 9 chapters of AIS - Answer: Head
Face
Neck
Thorax
Adomen/Pelvis
Spine
Upper Extremity
Lower Extremity/Pelvis/Buttock
External/Thermal/Other
How are injury descriptors grouped - Answer: Whole Area
Vessels
Nerves
, Internal Organs
Skeletal
What do boxed and bold text mean in the AIS dictionary - Answer: rules and conventions
What do brackets mean in the AIS dictionary - Answer: inclusive or exclusive information
What do parentheses mean in the AIS dictionary - Answer: synonyms or occasionally non-clinical terms
What do semicolons mean in the AIS dictionary - Answer: separate injury descriptors that are
comparable in severity
What do bold type mean in the AIS dictionary - Answer: anatomic structure
What do italics mean in the AIS dictionary - Answer: used for proper-named anatomical structures or
injuries, and for OIS grades and DES scores
What does the first digit in the AIS Code mean - Answer: Body Region
What does the second digit in the AIS Code mean - Answer: Type of Anatomical Structure
What does the third/fourth digit in the AIS Code mean - Answer: Specific Nature of Injury (Whole Area,
Head, Spine, or Vessels/Nerves/Organs/Bones/Joints)
What does the fifth/sixth digit in the AIS Code mean - Answer: Level of Injury
What does a AIS Code 1 mean - Answer: minor
What does a AIS Code 2 mean - Answer: moderate
