US EMS Protocol Census
Indication

Ibuprofen for Mild to moderate pain

1,335 under review72 sources65 named agencies23 statesas of 2026-09-20

Adult dosing has a median of 400 mg across 65 published protocols, with the middle half between 400 and 600.

72sources
65named agencies
23states
123entries
61named here

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

Adultmg

65sources
59named agencies
20states
65entries
1kept as written
minp25medianp75max
200400400600800

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

Routes

  • PO 100%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=65 protocols from 59 named agencies / 20 states, updated Sep 2026

Pediatric, weight-basedmg/kg

49sources
43named agencies
21states
49entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
510101010

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

  • PO 100%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=49 protocols from 43 named agencies / 21 states, updated Sep 2026

Adult, weight-basedmg/kg

8sources
6named agencies
5states
8entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
510101010

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

  • PO 100%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=8 protocols from 6 named agencies / 5 states, updated Sep 2026

PediatricmL

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

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

Routes

  • PO 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.