CAISS CERTIFICATION STUDY GUIDE WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
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CAISS CERTIFICATION STUDY GUIDE
WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
Origins of AIS (3) - Answer️️ -1) Standardized system
2) Classify type/severity of injury from MVC
3) Consensus
Injury descriptors are organized _________________________ ? - Answer️️ -
Anatomically
Injury severity is ranked rel...
The fifth/sixth digits in the pre-dot code correspond to what? - Answer✔️✔️-Level of injury
within the specific body region and anatomic structure (NFS, minor, major)
Parenthesis in the AIS dictionary indicate what? - Answer✔️✔️-synonyms or definitions
for injury types
Brackets in the AIS dictionary indicate what? - Answer✔️✔️-inclusionary/exclusionary
info, OIS Grades
Boxed bold type in the AIS dictionary indicates what? - Answer✔️✔️-directives to assist
coder in appropriate use of specific description
Semicolons in the AIS dictionary indicate what? - Answer✔️✔️-separate injury descriptors
that are comparable in severity
Italics in the AIS dictionary indicate what? - Answer✔️✔️-proper-named
injuries/structures, OIS grades
Does AIS assess the severity of multiple injuries? - Answer✔️✔️-NO (single injury
severity only)
The injury Severity Score (ISS) is defined as what? - Answer✔️✔️-Sum of the squares of
highest AIS in each of 3 most severely injured ISS body regions.
What are the six body regions used in the ISS? - Answer✔️✔️-1) head & neck
2) face
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