CAISS EXAM CERTIFICATION EXAM 2 LATEST
VERSIONS 2023-2024 ACTUAL EXAM 400 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
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VERSION A
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 three most severely injured ISS body regions.
What are the six body regions used in the ISS? - ANSWER- 1) head & neck 2) face 3) chest 4) abdomen & pelvic organs 5) extremities & pelvis 6) external
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Asphyxia is assigned to which ISS region? - ANSWER- Head and Neck
Drowning is assigned to which ISS region? - ANSWER- Chest
Lumbar spine lesions would be assigned to which ISS region? - ANSWER- Abdomen & pelvic contents
Are external injuries coded independent of their body region? -
ANSWER- YES
Hypothermia, electrical injuries, and whole body injuries are coded to which ISS region? - ANSWER- External
The ISS score ranged from _____ to _____ ? - ANSWER- 1 to 75
What are the two ways an ISS of 75 can be achieved? - ANSWER- 1) AIS of 5 in each of three different body regions 2) AIS of 6 in a single body region
Do patients with an AIS 9 achieve an accurate ISS score? - ANSWER- NO
Can less than three regions be used to calculate an ISS? - ANSWER- YES
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Can more than three regions be used to calculate an ISS? - ANSWER- NO
Do all ISS scores have the same mortality rates? - ANSWER- NO (depends on body regions affected)
Assigning injuries to too few body regions results in what? - ANSWER- underestimation of ISS
Assigning injuries to too many body regions results in what? - ANSWER- overestimation of ISS
Are complications or sequela included in the definition of an injury? -
ANSWER- NO
Define injury? - ANSWER- Anatomic lesion resulting from transfer of injury.
List seven (7) examples of sequela that are coded in AIS as injuries? -
ANSWER- 1) HTX/PTX
2) retroperitoneal hemorrhage 3) cerebral edema/swelling 4) ischemic brain damage r/t head trauma 5) blood loss 6) asphyxia 3 / 4
7) compartment syndrome
Are preliminary (suspected, possible, rule out) dx codeable? -
ANSWER- NO
Are all clinical dx alone codeable? - ANSWER- NO (some require radiologic/autopsy findings)
Cranial nerve contusion is coded when there is what documented? - ANSWER- weakness/paresthesia subtotal loss of function
Cranial nerve laceration is coded when what is documented? - ANSWER- paralysis/total loss of function
What five (5) physical signs/manifestations are codeable as basilar skull fx? - ANSWER- 1) raccoon's eyes (periorbital ecchymosis) 2) Battle's sign (mastoid ecchymosis) 3) CSF rhinorrhea 4) CSF otorrhea 5) hemotympanum
What must also exists to code a basilar skull fx when only physical manifestations are present? - ANSWER- evidence of head trauma (not r/t facial fx/injury)
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