Fentanyl for Other
Adult dosing has a median of 0.0375 mg across 21 published protocols, with the middle half between 0.025 and 0.05.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.025 | 0.025 | 0.0375 | 0.05 | 0.1 |
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 29%
- IV 20%
- IV/IO/IM/IN 14%
- IV/IN 9%
- IM 6%
- IM/IN 6%
- IN 6%
- IV/IM 3%
- IV/IO/IM 3%
United States EMS Protocol Census, n=21 protocols from 15 named agencies / 13 states, updated Sep 2026
Adult, weight-basedmg/kg
| min | p25 | median | p75 | max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0005 | 0.0009 | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.002 |
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 50%
- IV/IO/IM/IN 21%
- IV 8%
- IV/IM/IN 8%
- IV/IO/IN 8%
- IV/IO/IM 4%
United States EMS Protocol Census, n=20 protocols from 18 named agencies / 16 states, updated Sep 2026
Pediatric, weight-basedmg/kg
| min | p25 | median | p75 | max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0005 | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.0012 | 0.002 |
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 41%
- IV 15%
- IM/IN 7%
- IV/IM/IN 7%
- IV/IN 7%
- IM 4%
- IN 4%
- IV/IM 4%
- IV/IO/IM 4%
- IV/IO/IM/IN 4%
United States EMS Protocol Census, n=18 protocols from 12 named agencies / 11 states, updated Sep 2026
Pediatric, weight-basedmL/kg
Below 5 sources, so no distribution is published for this group — only the counts above.
Routes
- IV 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.
- Adams, Benton, Franklin, Yakima Counties
- Bexar County ESD 4 Fire Rescue
- Bureau of EMS, Trauma & Preparedness
- Central Arizona Regional EMS
- Clark County EMS System
- Escambia County Emergency Medical Services
- Madison Fire Department
- Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Office of Emergency Medical Services
- Massachusetts Office of Emergency Medical Services
- MEP (In partnership with SSM Health)
- Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS)
- Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) / Berrien County
- Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) / West Michigan Regional MCC
- Montana Board of Medical Examiners
- Muskegon County
- Muskogee County EMS
- Nebraska Board of Emergency Medical Services
- Northwest Region Emergency Medical Services & Trauma Care Council
- Office of the EMS Medical Director for Kansas City, Missouri
- Peninsulas EMS Council, Inc.
- Pennsylvania Department of Health, Bureau of Emergency Medical Services
- Queensland Ambulance Service
- Region 11 Chicago EMS System
- Regional Emergency Medical Advisory Committee of New York City
- Rowan County Emergency Services EMS Division
- Santa Barbara County Emergency Medical Services Agency
- South Plains Emergency Medical Services
- Spokane County EMS
- The Williamson County EMS System
- West Palm Beach Fire Department
- Wilson County Emergency Management Agency