Midazolam for RSI induction
Adult dosing has a median of 2.5 mg across 22 published protocols, with the middle half between 2 and 5.
1,335 rows are under review across the census and excluded from every number on this page. How that works.
Adultmg
| min | p25 | median | p75 | max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 2.5 | 5 | 5 |
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 46%
- IV 27%
- IV/IM 14%
- IV/IO/IM/IN 9%
- IV/IN 5%
United States EMS Protocol Census, n=22 protocols from 20 named agencies / 12 states, updated Sep 2026
Pediatric, weight-basedmg/kg
| min | p25 | median | p75 | max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.05 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1875 | 0.2 |
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 40%
- IV/IO 40%
- IM 7%
- IV/IM/IN 7%
- IV/IO/IM/IN 7%
United States EMS Protocol Census, n=14 protocols from 14 named agencies / 10 states, updated Sep 2026
Adult, weight-basedmg/kg
| min | p25 | median | p75 | max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.05 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.15 | 0.2 |
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 50%
- IV/IO 30%
- IM 10%
- IV/IM/IN 10%
United States EMS Protocol Census, n=9 protocols from 7 named agencies / 7 states, updated Sep 2026
Pediatricmg
Below 5 sources, so no distribution is published for this group — only the counts above.
Routes
- IV/IM 100%
United States EMS Protocol Census, n=1 protocols from 1 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.
- Adams, Benton, Franklin, Yakima Counties
- Adams, Benton, Franklin, Yakima Counties EMS
- Anderson County Emergency Medical Services
- Central California Emergency Medical Services
- City of Austin
- City of Austin / Austin-Travis County EMS System
- City of Austin Office of the Chief Medical Officer
- County of Marin EMS
- Greater Miami Valley EMS Council
- Hunt County EMS
- Idaho EMS Physician Commission
- Kern County Public Health
- Manatee County Emergency Medical Services
- Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems
- Metro Regional EMS Consortium
- Nebraska Board of Emergency Medical Services
- Northwest Region Emergency Medical Services & Trauma Care Council
- Ocala/Marion County Fire Rescue
- Ocala/Marion County/The Villages Public Safety EMS
- Pend Oreille County Emergency Medical Services
- Pennsylvania Department of Health, Bureau of Emergency Medical Services
- Stevens County Emergency Medical Services
- Vermont Department of Health
- Wilson County Emergency Management Agency