US EMS Protocol Census
Indication

Promethazine for Nausea / vomiting

1,335 under review37 sources35 named agencies15 statesas of 2026-09-20

Adult dosing has a median of 12.5 mg across 37 published protocols, with the middle half between 12.5 and 18.75.

37sources
35named agencies
15states
77entries
35named here

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

Adultmg

37sources
35named agencies
15states
55entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
6.2512.512.518.7525

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

Routes

  • IM 29%
  • IV 29%
  • IV/IM 18%
  • IM/PO 7%
  • IV/IO/IM/PO 6%
  • IV/IM/PR 4%
  • IV/IO 4%
  • IV/IO/IM 2%
  • PO 2%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=37 protocols from 35 named agencies / 15 states, updated Sep 2026

Pediatric, weight-basedmg/kg

10sources
8named agencies
7states
20entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
0.250.250.250.46880.5

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

  • IM 45%
  • IV 20%
  • IV/IM/PR 10%
  • IV/IO 10%
  • IM/PO 5%
  • IV/IO/IM/PO 5%
  • PO 5%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=10 protocols from 8 named agencies / 7 states, updated Sep 2026

Adult, weight-basedmg/kg

1sources
1named agencies
1states
1entries
0kept as written

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

Routes

  • IV/IO 100%

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

Pediatricmg

1sources
1named agencies
1states
1entries
0kept as written

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.