How long have you been using AIS? I have been using AIS since 2000 when I started in Trauma Services at Stanford Health Care. What inspired you to obtain CAISS credentials? Since I use AIS coding for much of my work as a Trauma Registrar, I thought it would be useful to show my knowledge
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How long have you been a member of AAAM? In Spring 2018 I met Tom Bishop of Amend who invited me to join him at the UNRSC meeting in NYC where I met then-AAAM President Dr. Gary Smith. Dr. Smith sold me and I circled back to my newly forming collaboration with Dr. Terry Smith
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A: The correct code for this injury is 321004.3. This was described as a “dissection” in the conclusion of the MRI and the patient had subsequent neurologic deficit (infarcts). The brain “injuries” occurred as a result of the dissection, not direct trauma to the brain stem.