The forehead is assigned to which ISS body region?
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face
The shoulders are coded to which ISS body region?
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extremities/pelvic girdle
A costal cartilage tear or fracture is coded as what type of injury?
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rib fx
AIS is based on what three (3) factors?
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1) anatomically- based
2) consensus driven
3) global
What two ISS body regions may the aorta and vena cava be coded under depending
on the location of their injury?
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chest
abdomen
,Is a foreign body considered and injury in and of itself?
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NO (cannot code)
Strains occur to joints or muscles?
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muscles
When two parts of a structure are completely separated from each other it is known
as what type of injury?
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transection
Multiple and complex fxs involving the middle and lower, upper and middle, or all
three locations of the face that are NOT LeFort fractures are called what?
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Panfacial
, Which two types of vertebral fractures are coded in addition to multiple fractures of
same vertebra?
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1) odontoid
2) major compression
Unless specified as base, all skull fractures should be coded as what?
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vault
When multiple bone fragments are present a fracture is called what?
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comminuted
The severity of a pelvic fracture is related to the extent of damage to which arch,
anterior or posterior?
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