US EMS Protocol Census
Indication

Ondansetron for Nausea / vomiting

1,335 under review163 sources144 named agencies39 statesas of 2026-09-20

Adult dosing has a median of 4 mg across 158 published protocols, with the middle half between 4 and 4.

163sources
144named agencies
39states
513entries
140named here

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

Adultmg

158sources
139named agencies
38states
283entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
44448

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/IM 19%
  • PO 12%
  • ODT 11%
  • IV 11%
  • IV/IO/IM 8%
  • IV/IM/ODT 5%
  • IM 5%
  • IV/IO/IM/PO/ODT 4%
  • IV/IO 3%
  • PO/ODT 3%
  • IV/IM/PO 3%
  • IV/IM/PO/ODT 2%
  • IV/IO/IM/PO 2%
  • SL 2%
  • IV/IO/ODT 1%
  • IV/IO/IM/ODT 1%
  • IV/ODT 1%
  • IV/IM/IN 1%
  • IV/IO/IM/IN/PO 1%
  • IV/IO/PO/SL 1%
  • IV/SL 1%
  • PO/SL 1%
  • SL/ODT 1%
  • IM/ODT 0%
  • IO 0%
  • IV/IM/PO/SL 0%
  • IV/IM/SL 0%
  • IV/IO/IM/SL 0%
  • IV/IO/PO 0%
  • IV/PO 0%
  • IV/PO/SL 0%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=158 protocols from 139 named agencies / 38 states, updated Sep 2026

Pediatric, weight-basedmg/kg

107sources
93named agencies
31states
140entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
0.10.10.10.150.2

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 26%
  • IV 16%
  • IV/IO/IM/PO/ODT 9%
  • IV/IO/IM 8%
  • IM 5%
  • IV/IM/PO 5%
  • IV/IO 5%
  • IV/IO/IM/PO 4%
  • IV/IM/ODT 3%
  • IV/IO/ODT 2%
  • ODT 2%
  • PO 2%
  • IV/IM/IN 1%
  • IV/IM/PO/ODT 1%
  • IV/IO/IM/IN/PO 1%
  • IV/IO/PO/SL 1%
  • IV/ODT 1%
  • IV/SL 1%
  • IV/IM/PO/SL 1%
  • IV/IM/SL 1%
  • IV/IO/IM/ODT 1%
  • IV/IO/IM/SL 1%
  • IV/PO 1%
  • IV/PO/SL 1%
  • SL 1%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=107 protocols from 93 named agencies / 31 states, updated Sep 2026

Pediatricmg

58sources
56named agencies
24states
72entries
3kept as written
minp25medianp75max
22448

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

Routes

  • PO 32%
  • ODT 24%
  • IV/IM 10%
  • PO/ODT 8%
  • IV/IM/ODT 7%
  • IV/IO 3%
  • IV/IO/IM 3%
  • PO/SL 3%
  • IM 1%
  • IV 1%
  • IV/IO/IM/ODT 1%
  • IV/IO/ODT 1%
  • IV/IO/PO 1%
  • IV/PO 1%
  • SL/ODT 1%
  • SQ/PO 1%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=58 protocols from 56 named agencies / 24 states, updated Sep 2026

Adult, weight-basedmg/kg

11sources
10named agencies
9states
15entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
0.10.10.150.150.2

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 20%
  • IV/IO/IM 20%
  • IV/IO/PO/ODT 13%
  • IV 7%
  • IV/IM/PO 7%
  • IV/IO/IM/PO/ODT 7%
  • IV/IO/ODT 7%
  • ODT 7%
  • PO 7%
  • PO/ODT 7%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=11 protocols from 10 named agencies / 9 states, updated Sep 2026

Pediatrictablet

3sources
3named agencies
2states
3entries
3kept as written

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

Routes

  • PO 67%
  • SL 33%

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.