US EMS Protocol Census
Indication

Ketorolac for Severe pain

1,335 under review23 sources21 named agencies13 statesas of 2026-09-20

Adult dosing has a median of 22.5 mg across 23 published protocols, with the middle half between 15 and 22.5.

23sources
21named agencies
13states
57entries
21named here

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

Adultmg

23sources
21named agencies
13states
39entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
101522.522.545

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 39%
  • IV 31%
  • IV/IM 15%
  • IV/IO 10%
  • IV/IO/IM 5%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=23 protocols from 21 named agencies / 13 states, updated Sep 2026

Pediatric, weight-basedmg/kg

10sources
9named agencies
9states
17entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
0.50.50.50.50.75

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

  • IM 41%
  • IV 35%
  • IV/IM 12%
  • IV/IO 12%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=10 protocols from 9 named agencies / 9 states, updated Sep 2026

Adult, weight-basedmg/kg

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

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

Routes

  • IV/IO/IM 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.