Diazepam for Agitation
Adult dosing has a median of 2.5 mg across 29 published protocols, with the middle half between 2 and 5.
1,335 rows are under review across the census and excluded from every number on this page. How that works.
Adultmg
| min | p25 | median | p75 | max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 2.5 | 5 | 5 |
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 34%
- IV/IM 19%
- IV/IO 16%
- IM 9%
- IV/IM/SQ 6%
- IV/IO/IM 6%
- IO/IM 3%
- IV/IO/IM/IN 3%
- IV/IO/IN 3%
United States EMS Protocol Census, n=29 protocols from 28 named agencies / 16 states, updated Sep 2026
Pediatric, weight-basedmg/kg
| min | p25 | median | p75 | max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 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
- IM 40%
- IV/IO 27%
- IV 20%
- IV/IM 7%
- IV/IO/IM 7%
United States EMS Protocol Census, n=10 protocols from 10 named agencies / 7 states, updated Sep 2026
Adult, weight-basedmg/kg
Below 5 sources, so no distribution is published for this group — only the counts above.
Routes
- IM 50%
- IV/IO 50%
United States EMS Protocol Census, n=2 protocols from 2 named agencies / 2 states, updated Sep 2026
Pediatricmg
Below 5 sources, so no distribution is published for this group — only the counts above.
Routes
- IM 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.
- Ada County-City Emergency Services System
- Adams, Benton, Franklin, Yakima Counties
- Adams, Benton, Franklin, Yakima Counties EMS
- Brigham City, Cache County, Logan City, Smithfield Fire Departments
- Brilliant Fire Department
- Chelan/Douglas/Okanogan/Grant County
- Franklin County Emergency Medical Services
- Haywood County EMS System
- Idaho EMS Physician Commission
- Laurens County Emergency Medical Services
- Madison Fire Department
- Montana Board of Medical Examiners
- Muskogee County EMS
- Nash County Emergency Medical Services
- New Hampshire Bureau of Emergency Medical Services
- Northwest Region Emergency Medical Services & Trauma Care Council
- Ocala/Marion County Fire Rescue
- Ocala/Marion County/The Villages Public Safety EMS
- Oklahoma State Department of Health
- Old Dominion EMS Alliance, Inc.
- Pend Oreille County Emergency Medical Services
- Pennsylvania Department of Health, Bureau of Emergency Medical Services
- Pierce County Emergency Medical Services
- 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)
- Salt Lake County EMS
- Tennessee Emergency Medical Services
- Utah Department of Public Safety, Bureau of Emergency Medical Services
- Vermont Department of Health
- Vermont Department of Health, Office of Emergency Medical Services