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Question 1: What do brackets denote in AIS coding?
CORRECT ANSWER : Brackets denote inclusive or
exclusive information.
Question 2: What do parentheses include in AIS coding?
CORRECT ANSWER : Parentheses include synonyms
or occasionally, non-clinical terms and provide a definition for the injury description.
Question 3: What do semicolons separate in AIS coding?
CORRECT ANSWER : Semicolons separate injury
descriptors that are comparable in severity.
Question 4: What does bold type identify in AIS coding?
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CORRECT ANSWER : Bold type identifies an
anatomical structure.
Question 5: What are italics used for in AIS coding?
CORRECT ANSWER : Italics are used for proper-
named anatomical structures or injuries, and for OIS grades.
Question 6: What does AIS .1 represent?
CORRECT ANSWER : AIS .1 represents minor
severity.
Question 7: What does AIS .2 represent?
CORRECT ANSWER : AIS .2 represents moderate
severity.
Question 8: What does AIS .3 represent?
CORRECT ANSWER : AIS .3 represents serious
severity.
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Question 9: What does AIS .4 represent?
CORRECT ANSWER : AIS .4 represents severe
severity.
Question 10: What does AIS .5 represent?
CORRECT ANSWER : AIS .5 represents critical
severity.
Question 11: What does AIS .6 represent?
CORRECT ANSWER : AIS .6 represents maximum
severity.
Question 12: What is the range of AIS severity codes?
CORRECT ANSWER : The range of AIS severity codes
is 1-6.
Question 13: Is "DEATH" part of the AIS severity scale?
CORRECT ANSWER : No
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Question 14: Does a linear relationship exist between AIS
severity codes?
CORRECT ANSWER : No
Question 15: (T/F) Injuries within the same code may not
be strictly compatible.
CORRECT ANSWER : T
Question 16: What does AIS .9 represent?
CORRECT ANSWER : AIS .9 represents unknown
severity.
Question 17: (T/F) The AIS single digit severity number
indicates the relative severity of injury in an "average person" who sustains the coded injury as his only injury.
CORRECT ANSWER : T
Question 18: What defines an average patient in AIS
coding?