US EMS Protocol Census
Indication

Methylprednisolone for Adrenal crisis

1,335 under review40 sources37 named agencies20 statesas of 2026-09-20

Adult dosing has a median of 125 mg across 36 published protocols, with the middle half between 125 and 125.

40sources
37named agencies
20states
69entries
36named here

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

Adultmg

36sources
33named agencies
17states
37entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
60125125125125

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/IM 68%
  • IV 14%
  • IM 5%
  • IV/IM 5%
  • IV/IO 5%
  • IV/IO/IM/PO 3%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=36 protocols from 33 named agencies / 17 states, updated Sep 2026

Pediatric, weight-basedmg/kg

27sources
25named agencies
14states
28entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
12222

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/IM 71%
  • IM 7%
  • IV 7%
  • IV/IO 7%
  • IV/IM 4%
  • IV/IO/IM/PO 4%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=27 protocols from 25 named agencies / 14 states, updated Sep 2026

Adult, weight-basedmg/kg

4sources
4named agencies
4states
4entries
0kept as written

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

Routes

  • IV/IO/IM 50%
  • IV 25%
  • IV/IO 25%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=4 protocols from 4 named agencies / 4 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.