Tetracaine for Mild to moderate pain
Adult dosing has a median of 1 drop across 28 published protocols, with the middle half between 1 and 2.
1,335 rows are under review across the census and excluded from every number on this page. How that works.
Adultdrop
| min | p25 | median | p75 | max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Values in drop. One value per source (that source's median), so a document listing a drug five times still gets one vote.
Routes
- TOP 7%
- TD 3%
United States EMS Protocol Census, n=28 protocols from 25 named agencies / 12 states, updated Sep 2026
Pediatricdrop
| min | p25 | median | p75 | max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.75 | 2 |
Values in drop. One value per source (that source's median), so a document listing a drug five times still gets one vote.
Routes
- TD 6%
- TOP 6%
United States EMS Protocol Census, n=18 protocols from 16 named agencies / 10 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.
- Arlington EMS System
- Berrien County Medical Control Authority
- Boulder County EMS
- Boulder County Protocol Committee
- Bureau of EMS, Trauma & Preparedness
- Crowley Fire Department
- Denver Health Paramedic Division
- Denver Metro EMS Medical Directors
- Fern Creek Fire and Emergency Medical Services
- Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue
- Greater Miami Valley EMS Council
- Laurens County Emergency Medical Services
- Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems
- Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Office of Emergency Medical Services
- Massachusetts Office of Emergency Medical Services
- MEP (In partnership with SSM Health)
- MEP (Medical Emergency Partnership) in partnership with SSM Health
- Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS)
- Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) / Berrien County
- Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) / Midland Gladwin MCA
- Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) / West Michigan Regional MCC
- Miramar Fire Rescue Department
- Nebraska Medicine Division of Prehospital and Emergency Medical Services
- Platte Valley Ambulance Service
- Tidewater Emergency Medical Services Council, Inc.