US EMS Protocol Census
Indication

Methylprednisolone for COPD

1,335 under review30 sources26 named agencies14 statesas of 2026-09-20

Adult dosing has a median of 125 mg across 30 published protocols, with the middle half between 125 and 125.

30sources
26named agencies
14states
44entries
26named here

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

Adultmg

30sources
26named agencies
14states
31entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
125125125125125

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 32%
  • IV/IO 29%
  • IV/IO/IM 23%
  • IV/IM 13%
  • IO/IM 3%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=30 protocols from 26 named agencies / 14 states, updated Sep 2026

Pediatric, weight-basedmg/kg

12sources
11named agencies
7states
12entries
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 33%
  • IV/IO/IM 33%
  • IV 17%
  • IO/IM 8%
  • IV/IM 8%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=12 protocols from 11 named agencies / 7 states, updated Sep 2026

Pediatricmg

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/IM 100%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=1 protocols from 0 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.