Acetaminophen for Fever
Pediatric weight-based dosing has a median of 15 mg/kg across 63 published protocols, with the middle half between 15 and 15.
1,335 rows are under review across the census and excluded from every number on this page. How that works.
Pediatric, weight-basedmg/kg
| min | p25 | median | p75 | max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Values in mg/kg. One value per source (that source's median), so a document listing a drug five times still gets one vote.
Routes
- PO 68%
- IV 17%
- IV/IO 9%
- IV/PO 3%
- PO/PR 3%
- IV/PO/PR 1%
United States EMS Protocol Census, n=63 protocols from 55 named agencies / 24 states, updated Sep 2026
Adultmg
| min | p25 | median | p75 | max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 325 | 500 | 662.5 | 1000 | 1000 |
Values in mg. One value per source (that source's median), so a document listing a drug five times still gets one vote.
Routes
- PO 63%
- IV 24%
- IV/IO 8%
- PO/PR 3%
- IV/PO/PR 1%
- PR 1%
United States EMS Protocol Census, n=60 protocols from 53 named agencies / 22 states, updated Sep 2026
Adult, weight-basedmg/kg
| min | p25 | median | p75 | max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Values in mg/kg. One value per source (that source's median), so a document listing a drug five times still gets one vote.
Routes
- PO 69%
- IV/PO 23%
- IV/IO 8%
United States EMS Protocol Census, n=13 protocols from 11 named agencies / 8 states, updated Sep 2026
Pediatricmg
Below 5 sources, so no distribution is published for this group — only the counts above.
Routes
- PO 50%
- PR 50%
United States EMS Protocol Census, n=2 protocols from 2 named agencies / 2 states, updated Sep 2026
AdultmL
Below 5 sources, so no distribution is published for this group — only the counts above.
Routes
- PO 100%
United States EMS Protocol Census, n=1 protocols from 1 named agencies / 1 states, updated Sep 2026
PediatricmL
Below 5 sources, so no distribution is published for this group — only the counts above.
Routes
- PO 100%
United States EMS Protocol Census, n=1 protocols from 1 named agencies / 1 states, updated Sep 2026
Named agencies
Agencies whose protocols are a public record are named here. Their own doses are on their own pages; this list carries no values.
- Anderson County Emergency Medical Services
- Arlington EMS System
- Bexar County ESD 4 Fire Rescue
- Boulder County EMS
- Boulder County Protocol Committee
- Brigham City, Cache County, Logan City, Smithfield Fire Departments
- Brilliant Fire Department
- Brunswick County EMS
- Bureau of EMS, Trauma & Preparedness
- Cabarrus County EMS
- Chelan/Douglas/Okanogan/Grant County
- Cochran County Emergency Medical Services
- Craven, Jones, Pamlico Counties EMS
- Crowley Fire Department
- Davidson County Emergency Services
- Daviess County EMS
- Denver Health Paramedic Division
- Denver Metro EMS Medical Directors
- Dorchester County EMS
- Escambia County Emergency Medical Services
- Fern Creek Fire and Emergency Medical Services
- Franklin County Emergency Medical Services
- Galveston Area Ambulance Authority
- Hays County ESD 9 EMS
- Haywood County EMS System
- Hunt County EMS
- Idaho EMS Physician Commission
- Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services
- Kern County Public Health
- Kershaw County Emergency Medical Services
- Lake Cities Fire Department
- Laurens County Emergency Medical Services
- Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems
- Mecklenburg EMS Agency
- MEP (In partnership with SSM Health)
- MEP (Medical Emergency Partnership) in partnership with SSM Health
- Metro Regional EMS
- MetroCare Services and Abilene Fire Department
- Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS)
- Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) / Midland Gladwin MCA
- Nash County Emergency Medical Services
- New Hampshire Bureau of Emergency Medical Services
- New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Systems
- North Carolina Office of Emergency Medical Services (NC OEMS)
- Northwest Region Emergency Medical Services & Trauma Care Council
- Ocala/Marion County/The Villages Public Safety EMS
- Pend Oreille County Emergency Medical Services
- Pennsylvania Department of Health, Bureau of Emergency Medical Services
- Pettis County Ambulance District
- Pierce County Emergency Medical Services
- Platte Valley Ambulance Service
- Queensland Ambulance Service
- Riverside County Emergency Medical Services Agency (REMSA)
- Rowan County Emergency Services EMS Division
- South Plains Emergency Medical Services
- St. Johns County Fire Rescue
- Stanly County EMS
- Susquehanna Regional EMS
- The Williamson County EMS System
- Vermont Department of Health, Office of Emergency Medical Services
- Washington State Department of Health
- West Virginia Department of Health, Office of Emergency Medical Services
- Wilson County Emergency Management Agency