CAISS Face Injuries 2

Question 1

Which structure, when fractured, would be coded in the face chapter rather than the head chapter of AIS?

Accepted Answer

Zygomatic arch

Answer

Frontal lobe contusion

Answer

Temporal lobe laceration

Answer

Dura mater tear

Question 2

A patient presents with 4 avulsed teeth after a motor vehicle collision. How should this be coded in AIS?

Accepted Answer

All avulsed teeth are captured with a single face chapter code

Answer

Each avulsed tooth receives its own separate AIS code

Answer

Dental injuries are excluded from AIS coding

Answer

Avulsed teeth are coded under the external chapter

Question 3

When coding facial soft tissue injuries in AIS, which factor most directly determines the severity score?

Accepted Answer

Depth and extent of the injury

Answer

Patient age

Answer

Specific location on the face

Answer

Whether sutures were required

Question 4

In AIS, traumatic enucleation of the eye is classified under which chapter?

Accepted Answer

Face chapter

Answer

External chapter

Answer

Head chapter

Answer

It cannot be coded in AIS

Question 5

A patient with a mandibular fracture undergoes open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF). What AIS score would this injury most likely receive?

Accepted Answer

AIS 2

Answer

AIS 1

Answer

AIS 3

Answer

AIS 4

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT typically included in the face chapter of the AIS?

Accepted Answer

Cervical vertebrae fractures

Answer

Nasal bone fractures

Answer

Parotid gland lacerations

Answer

Zygomatic fractures

Question 7

When coding a Le Fort III fracture (craniofacial disjunction) in AIS, what severity score is typically assigned?

Accepted Answer

AIS 3

Answer

AIS 1

Answer

AIS 2

Answer

AIS 4