Acetaminophen for Other
Adult dosing has a median of 960 mg across 21 published protocols, with the middle half between 625 and 1000.
1,335 rows are under review across the census and excluded from every number on this page. How that works.
Adultmg
| min | p25 | median | p75 | max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 325 | 625 | 960 | 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 52%
- IV 44%
- IV/IO 4%
United States EMS Protocol Census, n=21 protocols from 16 named agencies / 13 states, updated Sep 2026
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
- IV 46%
- PO 33%
- IV/PO 13%
- IV/IO 4%
- IV/IO/PO/PR 4%
United States EMS Protocol Census, n=19 protocols from 16 named agencies / 11 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
- IV/PO 57%
- IV 14%
- IV/IO/PO/PR 14%
- PO 14%
United States EMS Protocol Census, n=6 protocols from 5 named agencies / 3 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
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.
- Alabama Department of Public Health Office of Emergency Medical Services
- Anderson County Emergency Medical Services
- Cochran County Emergency Medical Services
- County of Riverside Emergency Medical Services Agency
- County of San Diego Emergency Medical Services
- Escambia County Emergency Medical Services
- Manatee County Emergency Medical Services
- MEP (In partnership with SSM Health)
- MEP (Medical Emergency Partnership) in partnership with SSM Health
- Michigan Department of Health & Human Services, Bureau of Emergency Preparedness, EMS and Systems of Care
- Ministry of Health, Emergency Health Regulatory and Accountability Branch
- Northwest Community EMS System
- Palm Beach Gardens Fire Rescue
- Riverside County EMS Agency
- Salt Lake County EMS
- Spokane County EMS
- Stanislaus County Emergency Medical Services Agency
- State Board of Emergency Medical, Fire, and Transportation Services
- State Board of Emergency Medical, Fire, and Transportation Services (EMFTS Board)
- Tennessee Emergency Medical Services
- Utah Department of Public Safety, Bureau of Emergency Medical Services