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AEMCA Advanced Emergency Medical Care Assistant VIP Certification Exam
AEMCA — The AEMCA (Advanced Emergency Medical Care Assistant) is an advanced life support pre-hospital certification level historically administered through regional Base Hospital Programs in Ontario, Canada, under the authority of the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care; it represents an ALS tier between Primary Care Paramedic (PCP) and Critical Care Paramedic (CCP), with written and practical competency components evaluated against provincial patient care standards.
52
Questions
180m
Time Limit
70.00%
To Pass
Question 1 of 52👑 VIP
You are managing a 58-year-old male in cardiac arrest. After two minutes of CPR and one defibrillation attempt, you successfully intubate the patient. Thirty seconds later, the patient's SpO2 drops to 72% and you can no longer hear bilateral breath sounds, though you can see the chest rise only on the left side. Which mnemonic should guide your immediate reassessment, and what is the FIRST intervention you should perform?
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