The Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) Associate Certificate teaches the fundamentals of responding to trauma and medical emergencies. The program prepares you for employment with both BC Ambulance Services as well as private ambulance services, fire departments, law enforcement, ski-patrol and rescue, and remote industrial workplaces. The Emergency Medical Responder program is a prerequisite course for the Primary Care Paramedic Program. Course topics include fundamentals of emergency medicine, assessment and diagnostics, medical conditions and emergencies, traumatic emergencies and soft tissue injuries, and diverse populations and EMS operations.