Adenosine for Narrow-complex tachycardia
Adult dosing has a median of 6 mg across 52 published protocols, with the middle half between 6 and 9.75.
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Adultmg
| min | p25 | median | p75 | max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 9.75 | 12 |
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/IO 55%
- IV 42%
United States EMS Protocol Census, n=52 protocols from 45 named agencies / 26 states, updated Sep 2026
Pediatric, weight-basedmg/kg
| min | p25 | median | p75 | max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
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/IO 55%
- IV 39%
- IO 2%
United States EMS Protocol Census, n=49 protocols from 43 named agencies / 26 states, updated Sep 2026
Adult, weight-basedmg/kg
| min | p25 | median | p75 | max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.125 | 0.1875 | 0.2 |
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/IO 71%
- IV 29%
United States EMS Protocol Census, n=6 protocols from 5 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.
- Alabama Department of Public Health Office of Emergency Medical Services
- Alameda County Emergency Medical Services
- Arlington EMS System
- Ascension Saint Joseph Hospital EMS System
- BC Emergency Health Services
- BEST EMS
- Bexar County ESD 4 Fire Rescue
- Bureau of EMS, Trauma & Preparedness
- Cabarrus County EMS
- Clark County EMS System
- Craven, Jones, Pamlico Counties EMS
- Davidson County Emergency Services
- Daviess County EMS
- Delaware Office of Emergency Medical Services
- FirstHealth of the Carolinas
- Galveston Area Ambulance Authority
- Hays County ESD 9 EMS
- Haywood County EMS System
- Hunt County EMS
- Manatee County Emergency Medical Services
- Marin County Emergency Medical Services Agency
- Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems
- MEP (In partnership with SSM Health)
- MEP (Medical Emergency Partnership) in partnership with SSM Health
- Metro Regional EMS
- MetroCare Services and Abilene Fire Department
- Nash County Emergency Medical Services
- Nebraska Board of Emergency Medical Services
- New Hampshire Bureau of Emergency Medical Services
- New Jersey Department of Health
- North Carolina Office of Emergency Medical Services (NC OEMS)
- Northwest Region Emergency Medical Services & Trauma Care Council
- Oakland County Medical Control Authority (OCMCA)
- Pennsylvania Department of Health, Bureau of Emergency Medical Services
- Pettis County Ambulance District
- Region 11 Chicago EMS System
- Region 4 EMS (Alton Memorial Hospital, Anderson Hospital, HSHS St. Elizabeth's Hospital, OSF St. Anthony's Health Center)
- Region One Metropolitan Ambulance Council (MAC)
- Region X EMS
- Rowan County Emergency Services EMS Division
- St. Johns County Fire Rescue
- Stanly County EMS
- State Board of Emergency Medical, Fire, and Transportation Services
- Susquehanna Regional EMS
- The Williamson County EMS System
- Three Rivers Ambulance Authority & Fort Wayne Fire Department
- Thurston County Medic One
- Utah Department of Public Safety, Bureau of Emergency Medical Services
- Vermont Department of Health