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Indication

Acetaminophen for Severe pain

13 sources11 named agencies6 statesas of 2026-10-31

Adult dosing has a median of 1000 mg across 13 published protocols, with the middle half between 1000 and 1000.

13sources
11named agencies
6states
32entries
11named here

Doses far off from what other protocols give are likely misreads, so they are left out until checked. How that works.

Adultmg

13sources
11named agencies
6states
15entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
6501000100010001000

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

Routes

  • IV 47%
  • PO 47%
  • IV/IO 7%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=13 protocols from 11 named agencies / 6 states, updated Oct 2026

Pediatric, weight-basedmg/kg

10sources
8named agencies
5states
11entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
1015151515

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

Routes

  • PO 55%
  • IV 46%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=10 protocols from 8 named agencies / 5 states, updated Oct 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 100%

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

Pediatricmg

1sources
1named agencies
1states
5entries
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 1 named agencies / 1 states, updated Oct 2026

Named agencies with a page11

Agencies whose protocols are a public record are named here. Their own doses are on their own pages; this list carries no values.

Training reference compiled from published protocols. Not a clinical order. Verify with your agency and medical director.