US EMS Protocol Census
Indication

Acetaminophen for Severe pain

1,335 under review11 sources10 named agencies6 statesas of 2026-09-20

Adult dosing has a median of 1000 mg across 11 published protocols, with the middle half between 1000 and 1000.

11sources
10named agencies
6states
21entries
10named here

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

Adultmg

11sources
10named agencies
6states
14entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
10001000100010001000

Values in mg. One value per source (that source's median), so a document listing a drug five times still gets one vote.

Routes

  • IV 57%
  • PO 36%
  • IV/IO 7%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=11 protocols from 10 named agencies / 6 states, updated Sep 2026

Pediatric, weight-basedmg/kg

7sources
6named agencies
4states
7entries
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

  • IV 43%
  • PO 43%
  • IV/IO 14%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=7 protocols from 6 named agencies / 4 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.