Our objective is to be a leading EMS agency in prehospital research and quality that is innovative, evidenced based and data driven to ensure that timely, high-quality and compassionate patient care is delivered by highly skilled and supported prehospital clinicians. Mayo Clinic Ambulance Service collaborates with multidisciplinary researchers from a variety of specialties, and we have formed partnerships with organizations and companies developing novel solutions for the prehospital setting.
Mayo Clinic Ambulance Service's research is integral to advancing patient care and leveraging the agency's critical role in the earliest moments of acute illness and injury. Our work aligns closely with Mayo Clinic's vision for collaborative, translational and practice‑changing science. Our research team consists of emergency medicine and EMS clinician researchers, data analysts, quality coordinators, and statistical support. We work closely and share resources with the Department of Emergency Medicine's Division of Emergency Medicine Research.
Areas of active research focus include:
- Agitation and workplace violence.
- Burnout and resiliency.
- Community paramedicine.
- Flight medical crew safety.
- Optimizing airway management.
- Optimizing opioid use for acute pain management.
- Patient outcome follow-up and performance feedback.
- Sepsis.
- Using automation to reduce staff administrative burden.
