US EMS Protocol Census
Indication

Nitroglycerin for ACS / chest pain

1,335 under review160 sources139 named agencies39 statesas of 2026-09-20

Adult dosing has a median of 0.4 mg across 159 published protocols, with the middle half between 0.4 and 0.4.

160sources
139named agencies
39states
183entries
133named here

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

Adultmg

159sources
138named agencies
39states
166entries
4kept as written
minp25medianp75max
0.30.40.40.40.4

Values in mg. One value per source (that source's median), so a document listing a drug five times still gets one vote.

Routes

  • SL 97%
  • SL/TOP 2%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=159 protocols from 138 named agencies / 39 states, updated Sep 2026

Adultinch

15sources
12named agencies
12states
15entries
4kept as written
minp25medianp75max
0.51111

Values in inch. One value per source (that source's median), so a document listing a drug five times still gets one vote.

Routes

  • TD 53%
  • TOP 47%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=15 protocols from 12 named agencies / 12 states, updated Sep 2026

Adulttablet

1sources
1named agencies
1states
1entries
4kept as written

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

Routes

  • SL 100%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=1 protocols from 1 named agencies / 1 states, updated Sep 2026

Adult, weight-basedmg/kg

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 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.