Ceftriaxone for Trauma / hemorrhage
Adult dosing has a median of 2000 mg across 16 published protocols, with the middle half between 2000 and 2000.
Doses far off from what other protocols give are likely misreads, so they are left out until checked. How that works.
Adultmg
| min | p25 | median | p75 | max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 2000 | 2000 | 2000 | 2000 |
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 48%
- IV/IO 43%
- IV/IM 10%
United States EMS Protocol Census, n=16 protocols from 13 named agencies / 10 states, updated Oct 2026
Pediatric, weight-basedmg/kg
| min | p25 | median | p75 | max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 75 |
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
- IV/IO 47%
- IV 41%
- IV/IM 12%
United States EMS Protocol Census, n=13 protocols from 11 named agencies / 8 states, updated Oct 2026
Adult, weight-basedmg/kg
Below 5 sources, so no distribution is published for this group — only the counts above.
Routes
- IV 67%
- IV/IO 33%
United States EMS Protocol Census, n=3 protocols from 1 named agencies / 2 states, updated Oct 2026
Pediatricmg
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 0 named agencies / 1 states, updated Oct 2026
Named agencies with a page14
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
- Berrien County Medical Control Authority
- Brunswick County EMS
- Charleston County EMS
- Craven, Jones, Pamlico Counties EMS
- Greenville County Emergency Medical Services
- Haywood County EMS System
- Kosciusko County Paramedics
- Laurens County Emergency Medical Services
- Maine Emergency Medical Services
- Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) / Midland Gladwin MCA
- Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) / West Michigan Regional MCC
- Palm Beach Gardens Fire Rescue
- Wilson County ESD #4