Medication
Dexamethasone in US EMS protocols
100protocols
82named agencies
37states and regions
13indications
463dose entries
100% of 463machine-parsed
Includes 4 agencies outside the US.
| Indication | Spread: box is the middle half, dot means most agree | Range |
|---|---|---|
| Adrenal crisis Adult | Most use 10 mg range 4 to 16 mg, n=18 | |
| Pediatric, weight-based | Most use 0.6 mg/kg matches NASEMSO range 0.3 to 0.6 mg/kg, n=13 | |
| Allergic reaction Adult | Most use 10 mg range 4 to 20 mg, n=25 | |
| Pediatric, weight-based | Most use 0.6 mg/kg range 0.25 to 0.6 mg/kg, n=21 | |
| Anaphylaxis Adult | Most use 10 mg range 4 to 16 mg, n=23 | |
| Adult, weight-based | Most use 0.6 mg/kg range 0.5 to 0.6 mg/kg, n=5 | |
| Pediatric, weight-based | Most use 0.6 mg/kg range 0.2 to 0.6 mg/kg, n=26 | |
| Asthma / bronchospasm Adult | Most use 10 mg range 4 to 16 mg, n=35 | |
| Adult, weight-based | Most use 0.6 mg/kg range 0.5 to 0.6 mg/kg, n=6 | |
| Pediatric, weight-based | 0.2 to 0.6 mg/kg median 0.6, n=40 median matches NASEMSO | |
| COPD Adult | Most use 10 mg range 10 to 12 mg, n=8 | |
| Croup Adult | Most use 10 mg range 4 to 16 mg, n=13 | |
| Adult, weight-based | Most use 0.6 mg/kg range 0.5 to 0.6 mg/kg, n=5 | |
| Pediatric, weight-based | Most use 0.6 mg/kg matches NASEMSO range 0.2 to 0.6 mg/kg, n=36 | |
| Other Adult | Most use 10 mg range 4 to 16 mg, n=32 | |
| Pediatric, weight-based | 0.25 to 0.6 mg/kg median 0.6, n=30 | |
| Respiratory distress Adult | Most use 10 mg range 10 to 20 mg, n=12 | |
| Pediatric, weight-based | Most use 0.6 mg/kg matches NASEMSO range 0.25 to 0.6 mg/kg, n=13 | |
| Stridor Pediatric, weight-based | All use 0.6 mg/kg n=6 |
Too few protocols to chart yet (protocols in brackets): Fever (1), Hypotension / shock (2), Preterm labor (1), Sepsis (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 page81
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
- Ambulance Victoria
- Anderson County Emergency Medical Services
- Arizona Department of Health Services
- Aurora Fire Rescue
- BC Emergency Health Services
- Benbrook Fire Department
- Berkeley County EMS
- BEST EMS
- Bexar County ESD 4 Fire Rescue
- Bonner County Emergency Medical Services
- Brunswick County EMS
- Cabarrus County EMS
- Central Arizona Regional EMS
- City of Austin / Austin-Travis County EMS System
- Clark County EMS (Washington)
- Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Department of Emergency Services
- Cowlitz County EMS Council
- Craven, Jones, Pamlico Counties EMS
- Dallas Fire-Rescue
- Davidson County Emergency Services
- Department of Aviation Medicine
- Dorchester County EMS
- Escambia County Emergency Medical Services
- Fort Worth Regional EMS System
- Galveston Area Ambulance Authority
- Giles County EMS
- Grant County
- Greenville County Emergency Medical Services
- Hays County ESD 9 EMS
- Haywood County EMS System
- Houston Fire Department
- Hunt County EMS
- Iowa County Ambulance Service
- Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services
- Lincoln County EMS
- Maine Emergency Medical Services
- Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems
- McKinney Fire Department
- Mecklenburg EMS Agency
- MEP (Medical Emergency Partnership) in partnership with SSM Health
- MetroCare Services and Abilene Fire Department
- Ministry of Health, Emergency Health Regulatory and Accountability Branch
- Montana Board of Medical Examiners
- Montgomery County Hospital District
- Nash County Emergency Medical Services
- Nebraska Medicine Division of Prehospital and Emergency Medical Services
- New Hampshire Bureau of Emergency Medical Services
- New Jersey Department of Health
- New Mexico EMS Bureau
- New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Systems
- North Central Oregon EMS Agencies
- Northwest Arkansas Regional EMS
- Northwest Region Emergency Medical Services & Trauma Care Council
- Old Dominion EMS Alliance, Inc.
- Pend Oreille County Emergency Medical Services
- Pettis County Ambulance District
- Platte Valley Ambulance Service
- Queensland Ambulance Service
- Region 1 Emergency Medical Services
- Region 4 EMS
- Region One Metropolitan Ambulance Council
- Region One Metropolitan Ambulance Council (MAC)
- Regional Emergency Medical Advisory Committee of New York City
- Rhode Island Department of Health – Center for Emergency Medical Services
- Rowan County Emergency Services EMS Division
- Salem Fire Department
- South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) Division of EMS
- South Plains Emergency Medical Services
- Stanly County EMS
- State Board of Emergency Medical, Fire, and Transportation Services
- State of Nebraska
- Susquehanna Regional EMS
- The Williamson County EMS System
- Tidewater Emergency Medical Services Council, Inc.
- UNM EMS Consortium
- UTSW/Parkland BioTel EMS System
- Vermont Department of Health
- Wake County EMS System
- West Virginia Department of Health, Office of Emergency Medical Services
- Wilson County ESD #4
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United States EMS Protocol Census, Dexamethasone: n=100 protocols from 82 named agencies / 37 states, as of 2026-10-31