Emergency Medical Services

• Use skills to treat acute illnesses and work in traumatic situations alongside other first responders.
• Program prepares you for an entry-level emergency medical technician (EMT) position and opportunity to obtain advanced certifications and licensure.
• You will gain the knowledge and skills necessary to recognize, assess, and manage medical emergencies and patients with acute traumatic injuries in a prehospital setting.

• Nationally Registered EMT

Emergency Medical Services/Fire Science courses offered at the WCC:

• Emergency Medical Technician I*
• Emergency Medical Technician II and Clinical*
• Human Anatomy & Physiology I/II (offered in Core Health Pathway) *
• Principles of Emergency Services (Fire Science)*

If interested in post-secondary education in Emergency Medical Services, it is recommended you also take the following courses through Waterloo Schools:

• Statistics (offered at WCC)*
• Fundamentals of Oral Communication*
• Intro to Sociology*
• Advanced Placement Psychology
• Composition I* OR Advanced Placement English Language Composition OR Advanced Placement English Literature and Composition
• Composition II* OR Advanced Placement English Literature and Composition

*designates college credit

• Patient Care Technician
• Emergency Medical Technician
• Paramedic
• Police Officer
• Military Paramedic
• Firefighter
• Emergency Room Nurse
• Emergency Room Doctor
• Trauma Doctor
• Emergency Management Director