US EMS Protocol Census
Indication

Ketorolac for Other

1,335 under review14 sources10 named agencies9 statesas of 2026-09-20

Adult dosing has a median of 22.5 mg across 13 published protocols, with the middle half between 22.5 and 30.

14sources
10named agencies
9states
32entries
9named here

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

Adultmg

13sources
9named agencies
9states
20entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
1522.522.53045

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

Routes

  • IM 30%
  • IV 30%
  • IV/IO 20%
  • IV/IO/IM 10%
  • IM/IN/PO 5%
  • IV/IM 5%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=13 protocols from 9 named agencies / 9 states, updated Sep 2026

Pediatric, weight-basedmg/kg

7sources
5named agencies
6states
12entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
0.50.50.750.751

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 33%
  • IM 25%
  • IV/IO 17%
  • IM/IN/PO 8%
  • IV/IO/IM 8%
  • PO 8%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=7 protocols from 5 named agencies / 6 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.