US EMS Protocol Census
Indication

Acetaminophen for Mild to moderate pain

1,335 under review118 sources107 named agencies38 statesas of 2026-09-20

Adult dosing has a median of 662.5 mg across 107 published protocols, with the middle half between 645 and 1000.

118sources
107named agencies
38states
291entries
101named here

1,335 rows are under review across the census and excluded from every number on this page. How that works.

Adultmg

107sources
97named agencies
35states
143entries
2kept as written
minp25medianp75max
325645662.510001000

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 57%
  • IV 31%
  • IV/IO 10%
  • IV/PO 1%
  • PO/PR 1%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=107 protocols from 97 named agencies / 35 states, updated Sep 2026

Pediatric, weight-basedmg/kg

92sources
81named agencies
32states
122entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
1015151515

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 55%
  • IV 30%
  • IV/IO 8%
  • IV/PO 6%
  • PO/PR 1%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=92 protocols from 81 named agencies / 32 states, updated Sep 2026

Adult, weight-basedmg/kg

17sources
16named agencies
10states
19entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
1515151515

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 32%
  • IV 26%
  • IV/PO 26%
  • IV/IO 16%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=17 protocols from 16 named agencies / 10 states, updated Sep 2026

Pediatricmg

4sources
4named agencies
3states
4entries
3kept as written

Below 5 sources, so no distribution is published for this group — only the counts above.

Routes

  • PO 100%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=4 protocols from 4 named agencies / 3 states, updated Sep 2026

PediatricmL

2sources
2named agencies
2states
2entries
3kept as written

Below 5 sources, so no distribution is published for this group — only the counts above.

Routes

  • PO 100%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=2 protocols from 2 named agencies / 2 states, updated Sep 2026

AdultmL

1sources
1named agencies
1states
1entries
2kept as written

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.