US EMS Protocol Census
Indication

Midazolam for Post-intubation sedation

1,335 under review35 sources32 named agencies22 statesas of 2026-09-20

Adult dosing has a median of 2.5 mg across 31 published protocols, with the middle half between 2 and 2.5.

35sources
32named agencies
22states
56entries
32named here

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

Adultmg

31sources
28named agencies
20states
32entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
222.52.55

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 56%
  • IV 16%
  • IV/IM 6%
  • IV/IO/IM 6%
  • IV/IO/IM/IN 6%
  • IM/IN 3%
  • IV/IM/IN 3%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=31 protocols from 28 named agencies / 20 states, updated Sep 2026

Pediatric, weight-basedmg/kg

19sources
18named agencies
13states
19entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
0.050.0750.10.10.2

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 58%
  • IV 21%
  • IO 5%
  • IV/IM 5%
  • IV/IO/IM 5%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=19 protocols from 18 named agencies / 13 states, updated Sep 2026

Adult, weight-basedmg/kg

5sources
5named agencies
5states
5entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
0.050.050.10.10.1

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 40%
  • IV/IO 40%
  • IO 20%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=5 protocols from 5 named agencies / 5 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.