US EMS Protocol Census
Indication

Cefazolin for Trauma / hemorrhage

1,335 under review31 sources29 named agencies15 statesas of 2026-09-20

Adult dosing has a median of 2000 mg across 28 published protocols, with the middle half between 2000 and 2000.

31sources
29named agencies
15states
77entries
29named here

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

Adultmg

28sources
26named agencies
14states
42entries
1kept as written
minp25medianp75max
10002000200020003000

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 50%
  • IV/IO 43%
  • IV/IO/IM 7%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=28 protocols from 26 named agencies / 14 states, updated Sep 2026

Pediatric, weight-basedmg/kg

17sources
16named agencies
11states
24entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
2030303050

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 46%
  • IV 42%
  • IV/IO/IM 13%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=17 protocols from 16 named agencies / 11 states, updated Sep 2026

Adult, weight-basedmg/kg

4sources
4named agencies
3states
6entries
0kept as written

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

Routes

  • IV/IO 67%
  • IV 33%

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

Pediatricmg

4sources
3named agencies
4states
5entries
0kept as written

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

Routes

  • IV 60%
  • IV/IO 40%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=4 protocols from 3 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.