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Indication

Hypertonic Saline for Other

14 sources9 named agencies10 statesas of 2026-10-31

Pediatric weight-based dosing has a median of 3 mL/kg across 11 published protocols, with the middle half between 2.5 and 3.5.

14sources
9named agencies
10states
41entries
9named here

Includes 1 agency outside the US.

Doses far off from what other protocols give are likely misreads, so they are left out until checked. How that works.

Pediatric, weight-basedmL/kg

11sources
7named agencies
8states
15entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
12.533.55

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

Routes

  • IV 47%
  • IV/IO 47%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=11 protocols from 7 named agencies / 8 states, updated Oct 2026

AdultmL

10sources
7named agencies
7states
13entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
100250250250500

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

Routes

  • IV 46%
  • IV/IO 46%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=10 protocols from 7 named agencies / 7 states, updated Oct 2026

Adult, weight-basedmL/kg

3sources
1named agencies
3states
4entries
0kept as written

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

Routes

  • IV 50%
  • IV/IO 50%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=3 protocols from 1 named agencies / 3 states, updated Oct 2026

PediatricmL

1sources
1named agencies
1states
9entries
0kept as written

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

Routes

  • IV/IO 100%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=1 protocols from 1 named agencies / 1 states, updated Oct 2026

Named agencies with a page9

Agencies whose protocols are a public record are named here. Their own doses are on their own pages; this list carries no values.

Training reference compiled from published protocols. Not a clinical order. Verify with your agency and medical director.