Emergency Medical and Health Services program prepares for employment in the emergency medical services field. The program has two levels: the EMT-Basic certificate course and the Paramedic certificate/optional AAS. EMT-Basic provides basic life support and transportation for victims of illness and injury. The EMT-Basic program at TCC follows the U.S. Department of Transportation guidelines as well as the Washington State Department of Health standards. Paramedics are typically employed by fire services, hospitals or ambulance companies and serve as the eyes, ears, and hands of an emergency physician while in the field. The program is designed to prepare graduates to meet state certification requirements and to take the National Registry EMT-Paramedic examination. The TCC Paramedic education program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) upon recommendation of the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions (CoAEMSP).