US EMS Protocol Census
Indication

Diphenhydramine for Agitation

1,335 under review7 sources7 named agencies7 statesas of 2026-09-20

Adult dosing has a median of 50 mg across 6 published protocols, with the middle half between 50 and 50.

7sources
7named agencies
7states
9entries
7named here

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

Adultmg

6sources
6named agencies
6states
7entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
2550505050

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

Routes

  • IM 43%
  • IV/IM 29%
  • IV/IO/IM 14%
  • PO 14%

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

Pediatric, weight-basedmg/kg

2sources
2named agencies
2states
2entries
0kept as written

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

Routes

  • IV/IM 50%
  • IV/IO/IM 50%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=2 protocols from 2 named agencies / 2 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.