US EMS Protocol Census
Indication

Magnesium Sulfate for Respiratory distress

1,335 under review22 sources20 named agencies10 statesas of 2026-09-20

Adult dosing has a median of 2000 mg across 21 published protocols, with the middle half between 2000 and 2000.

22sources
20named agencies
10states
37entries
19named here

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

Adultmg

21sources
19named agencies
10states
22entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
10002000200020002000

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 64%
  • IV 32%
  • NEB 5%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=21 protocols from 19 named agencies / 10 states, updated Sep 2026

Pediatric, weight-basedmg/kg

13sources
12named agencies
5states
13entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
2540505050

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 77%
  • IV 15%
  • NEB 8%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=13 protocols from 12 named agencies / 5 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 100%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=1 protocols from 1 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.