US EMS Protocol Census
Indication

Epinephrine for Hypotension / shock

1,335 under review75 sources66 named agencies26 statesas of 2026-09-20

Adult dosing has a median of 0.01 mg across 54 published protocols, with the middle half between 0.007 and 0.01.

75sources
66named agencies
26states
107entries
65named here

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

Adultmg

54sources
47named agencies
22states
55entries
1kept as written
minp25medianp75max
0.0050.0070.010.010.02

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 71%
  • IV 29%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=54 protocols from 47 named agencies / 22 states, updated Sep 2026

Pediatric, weight-basedmg/kg

18sources
17named agencies
11states
18entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
0.0010.0010.0010.0010.001

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 89%
  • IV 11%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=18 protocols from 17 named agencies / 11 states, updated Sep 2026

AdultmL

15sources
15named agencies
11states
15entries
1kept as written
minp25medianp75max
0.51111

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

Routes

  • IV/IO 87%
  • IV 13%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=15 protocols from 15 named agencies / 11 states, updated Sep 2026

Adult, weight-basedmg/kg

6sources
3named agencies
5states
6entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
0.00010.00010.00010.00010.0001

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 67%
  • IV 33%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=6 protocols from 3 named agencies / 5 states, updated Sep 2026

Pediatricmg

6sources
6named agencies
4states
6entries
1kept as written
minp25medianp75max
0.0050.00630.010.010.01

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 50%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=6 protocols from 6 named agencies / 4 states, updated Sep 2026

PediatricmL

4sources
4named agencies
4states
4entries
1kept as written

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

Routes

  • IV/IO 75%
  • IV 25%

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

Pediatric, weight-basedmL/kg

3sources
2named agencies
3states
3entries
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=3 protocols from 2 named agencies / 3 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.