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County of San Diego Emergency Medical Services

Current108 dose entries32 drugs21 documentsSan Diego, CAeffective 2026-07-0165% machine-parsed of 108

County of San Diego Emergency Medical Services (San Diego, CA) carries 32 drugs across 108 dose entries in its current published protocol, effective 2026-07-01.

Drugs and doses32

Acetaminophen

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Other	adult	1000 mg	IV	not captured	standing	pages 40, 67, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74
Other	peds	15 mg/kg	IV	not captured	standing	pages 40, 67, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74

Activated Charcoal

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Other	adult	50 g	PO	not captured	standing	pages 41, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 100, 133
Other	peds	1 g/kg	PO	not captured	standing	pages 41, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 100, 133

Adenosine

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Other	adult	6 mg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	pages 42, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 83, 126
Other	peds	0.1 mg/kg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	pages 42, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 83, 126

Albuterol

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Hyperkalemia	adult	6 mL	NEB	not captured	standing	pages 43, 87, 95, 129
Hyperkalemia	peds	5 mg	NEB	not captured	standing	pages 43, 87, 95, 129
Other	adult	6 mL	NEB	not captured	standing	pages 43, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 77, 79, 122, 124, 141, 146
Other	adult	6 mL	NEB	not captured	standing	pages 43, 105, 143
Other	peds	5 mg	NEB	not captured	standing	pages 43, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 77, 79, 122, 124, 141, 146
Other	peds	5 mg	NEB	not captured	standing	pages 43, 105, 143

Amiodarone

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Other	adult	150 mg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	pages 44, 90, 131
Other	adult	300 mg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	pages 44, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 86, 128
Other	peds	5 mg/kg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	pages 44, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 86, 128
Other	peds	per drug chart	IV/IO	not captured	standing	pages 44, 90, 131
Wide-complex tachycardia	adult	150 mg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	pages 44, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 85, 127
Wide-complex tachycardia	peds	5 mg/kg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	pages 44, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 85, 127

Amyl Nitrite

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Cyanide poisoning	adult	1 inhalation	NEB	not captured	standing	page 101

Aspirin

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
ACS / chest pain	adult	324 mg	PO	not captured	standing	pages 45, 80

Atropine

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Bradycardia	adult	1 mg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	pages 46, 82, 125
Bradycardia	peds	0.02 mg/kg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	pages 46, 82, 125
Organophosphate poisoning	adult	2 mg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	pages 46, 100, 129, 133
Organophosphate poisoning	peds	per drug chart	IV/IO	not captured	standing	pages 46, 100, 129, 133

Buprenorphine-Naloxone

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Other	adult	16 mg	SL	not captured	standing	pages 47, 114

Calcium Chloride

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Asystole / PEA	adult	1 g	IV/IO	not captured	standing	pages 48, 87, 129
Asystole / PEA	peds	per drug chart	IV/IO	not captured	standing	pages 48, 87, 129
Hyperkalemia	adult	1 g	IV/IO	not captured	standing	pages 48, 95
Other	adult	1 g	IV/IO	not captured	standing	pages 48, 101
Other	adult	1 g	IV/IO	not captured	standing	pages 48, 105, 143
Other	peds	per drug chart	IV/IO	not captured	standing	pages 48, 105, 143

Dextrose

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Hypoglycemia	adult	25 g	IV	not captured	standing	pages 49, 78, 121
Hypoglycemia	peds	D10 per drug chart	IV	not captured	standing	pages 49, 78, 121

Diazepam

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Seizure	adult	10 mg	IM	not captured	standing	page 118

Diphenhydramine

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Allergic reaction	adult	50 mg	IV/IM	not captured	standing	pages 50, 77, 122
Allergic reaction	peds	per drug chart	IV/IM	not captured	standing	pages 50, 77, 122
Dystonic reaction	adult	50 mg	IV/IM	not captured	standing	pages 50, 100, 133
Dystonic reaction	peds	per drug chart	IV/IM	not captured	standing	pages 50, 100, 133

Epinephrine

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Anaphylaxis	adult	0.5 mg	IM	not captured	standing	pages 51, 77, 122
Anaphylaxis	peds	per drug chart (1:1,000)	IM	not captured	standing	pages 51, 77, 122
Bradycardia	peds	per drug chart (1:10,000)	IV/IO	not captured	standing	pages 52, 125
Cardiac arrest	adult	1 mg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	pages 52, 86, 128
Cardiac arrest	peds	per drug chart (1:10,000)	IV/IO	not captured	standing	pages 52, 86, 128
Hypotension / shock	adult	1 mL	IV/IO	not captured	standing	pages 53, 80, 82, 89, 104, 111, 130, 142, 152
Hypotension / shock	peds	per drug chart (1:100,000)	IV/IO	not captured	standing	pages 53, 80, 82, 89, 104, 111, 130, 142, 152
Respiratory distress	peds	per drug chart (1:1,000)	NEB	not captured	standing	pages 51, 122, 141

Fentanyl

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Mild to moderate pain	adult	100 mcg	IV	not captured	standing	pages 54, 108, 148
Mild to moderate pain	adult	50 mcg	IN	not captured	standing	pages 54, 108, 148
Mild to moderate pain	peds	per drug chart	IV	not captured	standing	pages 54, 108, 148
Mild to moderate pain	peds	per drug chart	IN	not captured	standing	pages 54, 108, 148

Glucagon

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Beta-blocker / calcium-channel-blocker overdose	adult	1–5 mg	IV	not captured	standing	page 55
Hypoglycemia	adult	1 mL	IM	not captured	standing	page 55
Hypoglycemia	peds	per drug chart	IM	not captured	standing	page 55

Hydroxocobalamin

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Cyanide poisoning	adult	5 g	IV	not captured	standing	page 101

Ipratropium

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Respiratory distress	adult	2.5 mL	NEB	not captured	standing	pages 56, 77, 103, 122, 141
Respiratory distress	peds	per drug chart	NEB	not captured	standing	pages 56, 77, 103, 122, 141

Ketamine

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Mild to moderate pain	adult	0.3 mg/kg	IV	not captured	standing	pages 57, 109
Mild to moderate pain	adult	0.5 mg/kg	IN	not captured	standing	pages 57, 109

Levalbuterol

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Hyperkalemia	adult	6 mL	NEB	not captured	standing	pages 43, 87, 95, 129
Hyperkalemia	peds	per drug chart	NEB	not captured	standing	pages 43, 87, 95, 129
Other	adult	6 mL	NEB	not captured	standing	pages 14, 43, 71, 73, 77, 79, 122, 141, 146
Other	adult	6 mL	NEB	not captured	standing	pages 43, 105, 143
Other	peds	per drug chart	NEB	not captured	standing	pages 14, 43, 71, 73, 77, 79, 122, 141, 146
Other	peds	per drug chart	NEB	not captured	standing	pages 43, 105, 143

Lidocaine

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Other	adult	1.5 mg/kg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	pages 58, 90, 131
Other	adult	40 mg	IO	not captured	standing	pages 35, 58
Other	peds	per drug chart	IV/IO	not captured	standing	pages 58, 90, 131
Wide-complex tachycardia	adult	1.5 mg/kg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	pages 58, 85, 127
Wide-complex tachycardia	peds	per drug chart	IV/IO	not captured	standing	pages 58, 85, 127
VF / pulseless VT	adult	1.5 mg/kg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	pages 58, 86, 128
VF / pulseless VT	peds	per drug chart	IV/IO	not captured	standing	pages 58, 86, 128

Magnesium Sulfate

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Eclampsia / pre-eclampsia	adult	4 g	IV/IO	not captured	standing	pages 59, 97, 134
Eclampsia / pre-eclampsia	adult	4 g	IV/IO	not captured	standing	pages 59, 97, 98, 134, 135

Midazolam

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Agitation	adult	5 mg	IV/IM/IN	not captured	standing	pages 60, 78, 110, 150
Agitation	peds	per drug chart	IV/IM/IN	not captured	standing	pages 60, 78, 110, 150
Post-intubation sedation	adult	2–5 mg	IV/IO/IM/IN	not captured	standing	pages 60, 102, 103, 153
Post-intubation sedation	peds	per drug chart	IV/IO/IM/IN	not captured	standing	pages 60, 102, 103, 153
Procedural sedation	adult	1–5 mg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	pages 60, 83, 84, 85, 126, 127
Procedural sedation	adult	1–5 mg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	pages 60, 82, 125
Procedural sedation	peds	per drug chart	IV/IO	not captured	standing	pages 60, 83, 84, 85, 126, 127
Procedural sedation	peds	per drug chart	IV/IO	not captured	standing	pages 60, 82, 125
Status epilepticus	adult	10 mg	IM/IN	not captured	standing	pages 60, 78, 121
Status epilepticus	adult	5 mg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	pages 60, 78, 121
Status epilepticus	peds	per drug chart	IM/IN	not captured	standing	pages 60, 78, 121
Status epilepticus	peds	per drug chart	IV/IO	not captured	standing	pages 60, 78, 121

Morphine

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Mild to moderate pain	adult	0.1 mg/kg	IV	not captured	standing	pages 61, 108, 148
Mild to moderate pain	adult	0.1 mg/kg	IM	not captured	standing	pages 61, 108, 148
Mild to moderate pain	peds	per drug chart	IV	not captured	standing	pages 61, 108, 148
Mild to moderate pain	peds	per drug chart	IM	not captured	standing	pages 61, 108, 148

Naloxone

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Opioid overdose	adult	2 mg	IV/IM/IN	not captured	standing	pages 62, 78, 100, 121, 133
Opioid overdose	peds	per drug chart	IV/IM/IN	not captured	standing	pages 62, 78, 100, 121, 133

Nerve Agent Antidote Kit

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Nerve agent exposure	adult	1 autoinjector	IM	not captured	standing	pages 118, 119
Nerve agent exposure	peds	per weight	IM	not captured	standing	pages 118, 119

Nitroglycerin

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
ACS / chest pain	adult	0.4 mg	SL	not captured	standing	pages 63, 80, 103
CHF / pulmonary edema	adult	0.4 mg	SL	not captured	standing	pages 63, 80, 103

Ondansetron

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Nausea / vomiting	adult	4 mg	IV/IM/ODT	not captured	standing	pages 64, 75, 105, 143, 149
Nausea / vomiting	peds	per drug chart	IV/IM/ODT	not captured	standing	pages 64, 75, 105, 143, 149

Oral Glucose

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Hypoglycemia	adult	15 g	PO	not captured	standing	pages 78, 121, 147
Hypoglycemia	peds	15 g	PO	not captured	standing	pages 78, 121, 147

Sodium Bicarbonate

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Hyperkalemia	adult	1 mEq/kg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	pages 65, 87, 105, 129, 143
Hyperkalemia	peds	per drug chart	IV/IO	not captured	standing	pages 65, 87, 105, 129, 143
Other	adult	1 mEq/kg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	pages 65, 105, 143
Other	peds	per drug chart	IV/IO	not captured	standing	pages 65, 105, 143
Tricyclic overdose	adult	1 mEq/kg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	pages 65, 87, 100, 129, 133
Tricyclic overdose	peds	per drug chart	IV/IO	not captured	standing	pages 65, 87, 100, 129, 133

Sodium Thiosulfate

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Cyanide poisoning	adult	12.5 g	IV	not captured	standing	page 101

Tranexamic Acid

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Obstetric hemorrhage	adult	1 g	IV/IO	not captured	standing	pages 66, 98, 135
Trauma / hemorrhage	adult	1 g	IV/IO	not captured	standing	pages 66, 105, 143

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County of San Diego Emergency Medical Services, United States EMS Protocol Census. 108 dose entries, effective 2026-07-01.

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