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Indication

Lorazepam for Hyperactive delirium

8 sources7 named agencies7 statesas of 2026-10-31

Adult dosing has a median of 1.5 mg across 7 published protocols, with the middle half between 1 and 3.

8sources
7named agencies
7states
13entries
7named here

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

Adultmg

7sources
6named agencies
6states
8entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
0.511.534

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

Routes

  • IV/IO 38%
  • IV/IM 25%
  • IM 13%
  • IV/IO/IM 13%
  • IV/IO/IN 13%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=7 protocols from 6 named agencies / 6 states, updated Oct 2026

Pediatric, weight-basedmg/kg

2sources
2named agencies
2states
3entries
0kept as written

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

Routes

  • IM 33%
  • IV/IN 33%
  • IV/IO/IM 33%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=2 protocols from 2 named agencies / 2 states, updated Oct 2026

Adult, weight-basedmg/kg

1sources
1named agencies
1states
2entries
0kept as written

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

Routes

  • IM 50%
  • IV/IN 50%

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

Named agencies with a page7

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.