Medication
Cefazolin in US EMS protocols
58protocols
47named agencies
25states and regions
5indications
173dose entries
100% of 173machine-parsed
Includes 1 agency outside the US.
| Indication | Spread: box is the middle half, dot means most agree | Range |
|---|---|---|
| Other Adult | Most use 2000 mg range 1000 to 2000 mg, n=29 | |
| Pediatric | Most use 1000 mg range 750 to 1500 mg, n=5 | |
| Pediatric, weight-based | 20 to 50 mg/kg median 30, n=20 | |
| Trauma / hemorrhage Adult | Most use 2000 mg range 1000 to 3000 mg, n=35 | |
| Pediatric | Most use 1000 mg range 500 to 2000 mg, n=5 | |
| Pediatric, weight-based | Most use 30 mg/kg range 20 to 50 mg/kg, n=25 |
Too few protocols to chart yet (protocols in brackets): Crush injury (1), Head injury / TBI (1), Traumatic arrest (1)
Doses far off from what other protocols give are likely misreads, so they are left out until checked. How that works.
Named agencies with a page47
Agencies whose protocols are a public record are named here. Their own doses are on their own pages; this list carries no values.
- Alabama Department of Public Health Office of Emergency Medical Services
- Anderson County Emergency Medical Services
- Benbrook Fire Department
- Berrien County Medical Control Authority
- Bexar County ESD 4 Fire Rescue
- Cabarrus County EMS
- Davidson County Emergency Services
- Daviess County EMS
- Department of Aviation Medicine
- Dorchester County EMS
- East Baton Rouge Parish Department of Emergency Medical Services
- Escambia County Emergency Medical Services
- Evansville Fire Department
- FirstHealth of the Carolinas
- Franklin County Emergency Medical Services
- Galveston Area Ambulance Authority
- Hays County ESD 9 EMS
- Illinois Region VIII Emergency Medical Services
- Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services
- Levy County Department of Public Safety
- Manatee County Emergency Medical Services
- Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems
- Mauston Area Ambulance
- Mecklenburg EMS Agency
- MEP (Medical Emergency Partnership) in partnership with SSM Health
- Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
- Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) / Midland Gladwin MCA
- Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) / West Michigan Regional MCC
- Muskegon County
- New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Systems
- Northeast Ohio Regional EMS Protocol Committee
- Northwest Arkansas Regional EMS
- Oakland County Medical Control Authority
- Osage Ambulance District
- Pennsylvania Department of Health, Bureau of Emergency Medical Services
- Pettis County Ambulance District
- Queensland Ambulance Service
- Rowan County Emergency Services EMS Division
- Stanly County EMS
- State of Hawaiʻi Department of Health, Emergency Medical Services & Injury Prevention System Branch
- Susquehanna Regional EMS
- Three Rivers Ambulance Authority & Fort Wayne Fire Department
- Tippecanoe Emergency Ambulance Service
- Tri-County Emergency Medical Control Authority
- Wake County EMS System
- Weber County Paramedic Program
- West Virginia Department of Health, Office of Emergency Medical Services
Cite this
United States EMS Protocol Census, Cefazolin: n=58 protocols from 47 named agencies / 25 states, as of 2026-10-31