US EMS Protocol Census
Indication

Morphine for Other

1,335 under review21 sources19 named agencies14 statesas of 2026-09-20

Adult dosing has a median of 2 mg across 18 published protocols, with the middle half between 2 and 2.

21sources
19named agencies
14states
48entries
16named here

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

Adultmg

18sources
17named agencies
12states
35entries
3kept as written
minp25medianp75max
12222.5

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 66%
  • IV/IM 9%
  • SQ 9%
  • IM 6%
  • IV/IO 6%
  • IV/IO/IM/IN 6%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=18 protocols from 17 named agencies / 12 states, updated Sep 2026

Pediatric, weight-basedmg/kg

8sources
7named agencies
6states
9entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
0.050.10.10.10.2

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/IM 33%
  • IV 22%
  • IV/IO 11%
  • IV/IO/IM/IN 11%
  • IV/IO/IN 11%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=8 protocols from 7 named agencies / 6 states, updated Sep 2026

Adult, weight-basedmg/kg

4sources
3named agencies
4states
4entries
0kept as written

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

Routes

  • IV/IO 50%
  • IV/IO/IM/IN 25%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=4 protocols from 3 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.