US EMS Protocol Census
Indication

Magnesium Sulfate for VF / pulseless VT

1,335 under review110 sources96 named agencies34 statesas of 2026-09-20

Adult dosing has a median of 2000 mg across 106 published protocols, with the middle half between 2000 and 2000.

110sources
96named agencies
34states
218entries
92named here

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

Adultmg

106sources
93named agencies
33states
128entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
10002000200020004000

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 75%
  • IV 23%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=106 protocols from 93 named agencies / 33 states, updated Sep 2026

Pediatric, weight-basedmg/kg

67sources
57named agencies
28states
81entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
2525405050

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 16%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=67 protocols from 57 named agencies / 28 states, updated Sep 2026

Adult, weight-basedmg/kg

7sources
6named agencies
6states
7entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
2545505050

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 100%

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

Pediatricmg

2sources
2named agencies
2states
2entries
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=2 protocols from 2 named agencies / 2 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.