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CAISS CERTIFICATION STUDY GUIDE"Blast" and inhalation injuries in the chest are coded to which
organ? Correct Answer lungs
"Burst" fractures are coded to which portion of the vertebra?
Correct Answer body
"Closed cisterns" implies what type of brain injury? Correct
Answer swelling
"incomplete quadriplegia" or "incomplete paraplegia" should be
coded as _______________ cord syndrome. Correct Answer
incomplete
"Incomplete transection" vessel injuries are coded as what in
AIS? Correct Answer incomplete circumferential involvement
"No perforation" is defined as a ________ thickness laceration
(such as serosal tear) Correct Answer partial
"perforation" is defined as a __________ thickness laceration.
Correct Answer full
"Whiplash" is what synonymous with what injury? Correct
Answer cervical strain
(T/F) A "crush" injury to the thoracic region must be bilateral in
nature? Correct Answer TRUE
,(T/F) A subgaleal hematoma lies over the skull but under the
scalp. Correct Answer TRUE
(T/F) Abdominal compartment syndrome is a sequela of
abdominal trauma and is therefore NOT coded. Correct Answer
TRUE
(T/F) Air embolus and tamponade are codeable sequela in the
chest ISS region. Correct Answer TRUE
(T/F) Bilateral acetabulum fractures are coded separately.
Correct Answer TRUE
(T/F) Bilateral injures of kidneys, eyes, ears, and extremities are
typically codes as separate injuries (with some exceptions).
Correct Answer TRUE
(T/F) Bilateral pelvic ring structures are coded separately.
Correct Answer FALSE (code as one structure)
(T/F) Brain edema accompanying a contusion or hematoma is
considered part of the lesion when assessing its size. Correct
Answer TRUE
(T/F) Certain findings such as IVH, SAH, SPH, and ischemic
brain damager are ALWAYS coded separately from DAI.
Correct Answer FALSE
(T/F) Closed and NFS fractures share the same 7 digit AIS
numerical identifier. Correct Answer TRUE
,(T/F) Coma is included in each and every codable head injury.
Correct Answer FALSE
(T/F) Cord contusions/lacerations must be verified by XRay,
CT, MRI, myelogram or autopsy Correct Answer TRUE
(T/F) Cord injuries and vertebral fractures are coded as separate
injuries. Correct Answer FALSE
(T/F) Cord laceration, transection, and crush are included in the
same injury discription. Correct Answer True
(T/F) Degloving injuries may be open or closed. Correct
Answer TRUE
(T/F) Fetal demise as a result of abdominal injury is a codeable
AIS injury. Correct Answer FALSE (it's a consequence)
(T/F) If multiple fractures to a single bone exist but are not
specified as to location, they are coded as a single injury.
Correct Answer TRUE
(T/F) If OIS grading descriptions are NOT available and no
other descriptors are mentioned, it is acceptable to use the terms
"minor, major, or massive" as severity descriptors of solid organ
injuries. Correct Answer TRUE
(T/F) In order to assign an AIS code with "blood loss > 20%"
you must know to what area of the body the blood loss is linked.
Correct Answer TRUE
, (T/F) Multiple fractures to the same bone but in different areas
are coded separately. Correct Answer TRUE
(T/F) Pelvic bones are coded to the abdominal ISS body region.
Correct Answer FALSE (coded to extremities & pelvic girdle)
(T/F) Rib fractures with underlying injuries such as a lung
contusion or laceration should be coded as one single injury
combined. Correct Answer FALSE
(T/F) Sequela of spinal cord injuries such as transient
neurological signs, incomplete cord syndromes, and complete
cord syndromes are not codable injuries. Correct Answer
FALSE
(T/F) The 6 digit pre-dot codes are unique and allow for more
specificity and accurate coding? Correct Answer TRUE
(T/F) The amount of compression of a vertebral body fracture
will affect its AIS code and severity. Correct Answer TRUE
(T/F) The ISS has a separate body region for spine. Correct
Answer FALSE
(T/F) The severity of codes in AIS are NOT age adjusted in
some categories. Correct Answer FALSE
(T/F) The size and associated severity of soft tissue injuries is
the same across all body regions. Correct Answer FALSE (face
> 10cm, other > 20cm)
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