US EMS Protocol Census
Indication

Furosemide for CHF / pulmonary edema

1,335 under review45 sources38 named agencies22 statesas of 2026-09-20

Adult dosing has a median of 40 mg across 40 published protocols, with the middle half between 40 and 40.

45sources
38named agencies
22states
74entries
37named here

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

Adultmg

40sources
33named agencies
20states
47entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
2040404080

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 75%
  • IV/IO 23%
  • IV/IO/IM 2%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=40 protocols from 33 named agencies / 20 states, updated Sep 2026

Pediatric, weight-basedmg/kg

14sources
14named agencies
11states
19entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
0.51112

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 68%
  • IV/IO 26%
  • IV/IO/IM 5%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=14 protocols from 14 named agencies / 11 states, updated Sep 2026

Adult, weight-basedmg/kg

6sources
6named agencies
5states
8entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
0.50.50.7512

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 75%
  • IV/IO 25%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=6 protocols from 6 named agencies / 5 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.