320 Introduction

321 An Era of Team Health Care

321 Community Paramedicine and Mobile Integrated Healthcare Teams

321 Differences Among Teams

321 Types of Teams

321 Regular Teams

322 Temporary Teams

322 Special Teams

322 Groups Versus Teams

322 Groups

323 Dependent, Independent, and Interdependent Groups

323 Dependent

323 Independent

323 Interdependent

323 Effective Team Performance

323 A Shared Goal

323 Clear Roles and Responsibilities

323 Diverse and Competent Skill Sets

325 Effective Collaboration and Communication

325 Supportive and Coordinated Leadership

326 Transfer of Patient Care

327 General Guidelines

328 BLS and ALS Providers Working Together

328 Where BLS Care Ends and ALS Care Begins

328 Assisting With ALS Skills

329 Critical Thinking and Clinical Decision Making in EMS

329 Stages of the Decision-Making Process

330 Decision Traps

331 Troubleshooting Team Conflicts