Drug
Lorazepam in US EMS protocols
83 published protocols carry Lorazepam across 21 indications, from 73 named agencies in 33 states.
83protocols
73named agencies
33states
21indications
500dose entries
100% of 500machine-parsed
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Indications21
- ACS / chest pain n=4
- Agitation n=50
- Alcohol withdrawal n=2
- Bradycardia n=2
- Cardiac arrest n=1
- Dystonic reaction n=1
- Eclampsia / pre-eclampsia n=3
- Hyperactive delirium n=5
- Hyperthermia n=4
- Nausea / vomiting n=3
- Nerve agent exposure n=6
- Organophosphate poisoning n=1
- Other n=32
- Mild to moderate pain n=2
- Post-intubation sedation n=11
- Procedural sedation n=36
- RSI induction n=2
- Seizure n=60
- Status epilepticus n=8
- Narrow-complex tachycardia n=4
- Wide-complex tachycardia n=1
Published distributions16
Only groups with at least 5 sources publish a distribution; thinner groups show their count alone.
| Indication | Population | Sources | Median | Middle half | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agitation | Adult | 47 | 1.25 | 1–2 | mg |
| Agitation | Pediatric, weight-based | 17 | 0.05 | 0.05–0.1 | mg/kg |
| Nerve agent exposure | Adult | 6 | 1.75 | 1.5–2 | mg |
| Other | Adult | 25 | 1 | 1–1 | mg |
| Other | Adult, weight-based | 8 | 0.1 | 0.0875–0.1 | mg/kg |
| Other | Pediatric, weight-based | 21 | 0.1 | 0.1–0.1 | mg/kg |
| Post-intubation sedation | Adult | 10 | 1 | 1–1.75 | mg |
| Post-intubation sedation | Pediatric, weight-based | 8 | 0.1 | 0.05–0.1 | mg/kg |
| Procedural sedation | Adult | 31 | 1 | 1–1.5 | mg |
| Procedural sedation | Adult, weight-based | 6 | 0.0475 | 0.02–0.0938 | mg/kg |
| Procedural sedation | Pediatric, weight-based | 20 | 0.05 | 0.05–0.1 | mg/kg |
| Seizure | Adult | 50 | 2 | 1.125–3 | mg |
| Seizure | Adult, weight-based | 9 | 0.1 | 0.1–0.1 | mg/kg |
| Seizure | Pediatric, weight-based | 50 | 0.1 | 0.1–0.1 | mg/kg |
| Status epilepticus | Adult | 5 | 1 | 1–1 | mg |
| Status epilepticus | Pediatric, weight-based | 7 | 0.05 | 0.05–0.1 | mg/kg |
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.
- Ada County-City Emergency Services System
- Adams, Benton, Franklin, Yakima Counties
- Adams, Benton, Franklin, Yakima Counties EMS
- Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) Office of EMS (OEMS)
- Alabama Department of Public Health Office of Emergency Medical Services
- Anderson County Emergency Medical Services
- Boulder County EMS
- Boulder County Protocol Committee
- Brigham City, Cache County, Logan City, Smithfield Fire Departments
- Brunswick County EMS
- Bureau of EMS, Trauma & Preparedness
- Campbell County Emergency Medical Service
- Central Arizona Regional EMS
- Chelan/Douglas/Okanogan/Grant County
- Cochran County Emergency Medical Services
- Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Department of Emergency Services
- County of Riverside Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Agency (REMSA)
- Craven, Jones, Pamlico Counties EMS
- Crowley Fire Department
- Davidson County Emergency Services
- Denver Metro EMS Medical Directors
- Dorchester County EMS
- Escambia County Emergency Medical Services
- Galveston Area Ambulance Authority
- Hays County ESD 9 EMS
- Haywood County EMS System
- Idaho EMS Physician Commission
- Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services
- Lake County Emergency Medical System
- Laurens County Emergency Medical Services
- Madison Fire Department
- Manatee County Emergency Medical Services
- MEP (In partnership with SSM Health)
- MEP (Medical Emergency Partnership) in partnership with SSM Health
- Metro Regional EMS
- Metro Regional EMS Consortium
- MetroCare Services and Abilene Fire Department
- Montana Board of Medical Examiners
- Muskogee County EMS
- Nash County Emergency Medical Services
- National Emergency Medical Services
- Nebraska Board of Emergency Medical Services
- Nebraska Medicine Division of Prehospital and Emergency Medical Services
- New Hampshire Bureau of Emergency Medical Services
- New Jersey Department of Health
- Northwest Region Emergency Medical Services & Trauma Care Council
- Ocala/Marion County Fire Rescue
- Ocala/Marion County/The Villages Public Safety EMS
- Oklahoma State Department of Health
- Old Dominion EMS Alliance, Inc.
- Pend Oreille County Emergency Medical Services
- Pennsylvania Department of Health, Bureau of Emergency Medical Services
- Pettis County Ambulance District
- Pierce County Emergency Medical Services
- Platte Valley Ambulance Service
- Region 4 EMS (Alton Memorial Hospital, Anderson Hospital, HSHS St. Elizabeth's Hospital, OSF St. Anthony's Health Center)
- Region One Metropolitan Ambulance Council (MAC)
- Regional Emergency Medical Advisory Committee of New York City
- Riverside County Emergency Medical Services Agency (REMSA)
- Salt Lake County EMS
- South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) Division of EMS
- Spokane County EMS
- Stevens County Emergency Medical Services
- Tennessee Emergency Medical Services
- Three Rivers Ambulance Authority & Fort Wayne Fire Department
- Utah Department of Public Safety, Bureau of Emergency Medical Services
- Vermont Department of Health
- Vermont Department of Health, Office of Emergency Medical Services
5 more agencies are counted but have too little published detail for a page yet.