Chapter 9, The Team Approach to Healthcare

After students complete this chapter and the related course work, they will understand the significance and characteristics of a team approach to health care and the impact of this approach on positive patient outcomes. Students will also be able to list and describe the steps an EMT should follow to assist with ALS skills, including placement of advanced airways and vascular access.

0:00 Introduction
0:10 National EMS Education Standard Competencies
0:37 Introduction
1:45 An Era of Team Health Care
2:44 Types of Teams (1 et 2)
3:47 Groups Versus Teams (1 of 3)
4:56 Dependent, Independent, and Interdependent Groups
5:28 Effective Team Performance (1 of 2)
6:46 Effective Team Performance (2012)
7:38 Transfer of Patient Care
8:38 BLS and ALS Providers Working Together
9:15 Assisting with ALS Skills
9:31 Critical Thinking and Decision Making in EMS (1 of 3)
10:52 Critical Thinking and Decision Making in EMS (3 of 3) Decision traps
11:33 Troubleshooting Team Conflicts
11:53 Review