Final answer:
Fetal demise due to abdominal injury is not typically a codeable event in the AIS since the scale assesses injuries to the mother's body. A fetus can indeed produce urine. The umbilical artery carries deoxygenated blood from the fetus, not to it.
Step-by-step explanation:
The statement 'True or False: Fetal demise as a result of abdominal injury is a codeable AIS injury?' requests verification on whether the death of a fetus due to abdominal trauma is an event that can be classified and coded according to the Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS). As a standalone event, fetal demise is related to medical outcomes, but it does not directly pertain to the mother's bodily injuries that are cataloged by the AIS, which is a scale used to assess the severity of injuries to the body. Thus, without additional context regarding injury to the mother, fetal demise in itself is not typically coded in the AIS.
Regarding the information given for reference:
- True: A fetus can produce urine. This is a normal function of the developing urinary system in fetuses.
- False: The umbilical artery does not carry oxygenated blood to the fetus; it carries deoxygenated blood from the fetus to the placenta where gas exchange occurs. The umbilical vein is responsible for delivering oxygenated blood back to the fetus from the placenta.