US EMS Protocol Census
Indication

Magnesium Sulfate for Cardiac arrest

1,335 under review15 sources14 named agencies11 statesas of 2026-09-20

Adult dosing has a median of 2000 mg across 13 published protocols, with the middle half between 2000 and 2000.

15sources
14named agencies
11states
21entries
14named here

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

Adultmg

13sources
13named agencies
9states
13entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
20002000200020002000

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

Routes

  • IV/IO 85%
  • IV 15%

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

Pediatric, weight-basedmg/kg

6sources
5named agencies
5states
6entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
2550505050

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/IO 83%
  • IV 17%

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

Adult, weight-basedmg/kg

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

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

Routes

  • IV/IO 100%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=1 protocols from 0 named agencies / 1 states, updated Sep 2026

Pediatricmg

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 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.