US EMS Protocol Census
Indication

Dopamine for Cardiogenic shock

1,335 under review21 sources20 named agencies14 statesas of 2026-09-20

Adult weight-based dosing has a median of 0.002 mg/kg across 21 published protocols, with the middle half between 0.002 and 0.005.

21sources
20named agencies
14states
32entries
20named here

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

Adult, weight-basedmg/kg

21sources
20named agencies
14states
21entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
0.0010.0020.0020.0050.005

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 76%
  • IV/IO 19%
  • IO 5%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=21 protocols from 20 named agencies / 14 states, updated Sep 2026

Pediatric, weight-basedmg/kg

11sources
11named agencies
9states
11entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
0.0010.0020.0020.0050.005

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 82%
  • IV/IO 18%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=11 protocols from 11 named agencies / 9 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.