US EMS Protocol Census
Indication

Methylprednisolone for Respiratory distress

1,335 under review25 sources22 named agencies10 statesas of 2026-09-20

Adult dosing has a median of 125 mg across 24 published protocols, with the middle half between 125 and 125.

25sources
22named agencies
10states
48entries
22named here

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

Adultmg

24sources
22named agencies
10states
24entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
62.5125125125125

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 63%
  • IV 17%
  • IV/IM 17%
  • IV/IO 4%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=24 protocols from 22 named agencies / 10 states, updated Sep 2026

Pediatric, weight-basedmg/kg

21sources
18named agencies
9states
21entries
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 62%
  • IV/IM 19%
  • IV 14%
  • IV/IO 5%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=21 protocols from 18 named agencies / 9 states, updated Sep 2026

Adult, weight-basedmg/kg

3sources
3named agencies
2states
3entries
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=3 protocols from 3 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.