US EMS Protocol Census
Indication

Dexamethasone for Respiratory distress

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

Adult dosing has a median of 10 mg across 11 published protocols, with the middle half between 10 and 10.

11sources
10named agencies
6states
19entries
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
11entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
410101010

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/IM 36%
  • IV/IM 18%
  • IV/IO/IM/PO 18%
  • IV/IM/PO 9%
  • IV/IO 9%
  • NEB 9%

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

Pediatric, weight-basedmg/kg

8sources
7named agencies
5states
8entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
0.250.5750.60.60.6

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/IM 50%
  • IV/IO/IM/PO 25%
  • IV/IM 13%
  • IV/IM/PO 13%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=8 protocols from 7 named agencies / 5 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.