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Indication

Dexamethasone for Anaphylaxis

29 sources22 named agencies18 statesas of 2026-10-31

Pediatric weight-based dosing has a median of 0.6 mg/kg across 26 published protocols, with the middle half between 0.6 and 0.6.

29sources
22named agencies
18states
57entries
22named here

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

Pediatric, weight-basedmg/kg

26sources
19named agencies
16states
28entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
0.20.60.60.60.6

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/IM/PO 39%
  • IV/IM/PO 32%
  • IV/IO/IM 11%
  • IV 4%
  • IV/IM 4%
  • IV/IO 4%
  • IV/IO/PO 4%
  • PO 4%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=26 protocols from 19 named agencies / 16 states, updated Oct 2026

Adultmg

23sources
17named agencies
15states
24entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
410101016

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/IO/IM/PO 38%
  • IV/IM/PO 29%
  • IV/IM 13%
  • IV/IO/IM 13%
  • IV 4%
  • IV/IO 4%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=23 protocols from 17 named agencies / 15 states, updated Oct 2026

Adult, weight-basedmg/kg

5sources
4named agencies
5states
5entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
0.50.60.60.60.6

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/IM/PO 40%
  • IV/IO/IM/PO 40%
  • IV/IO/PO 20%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=5 protocols from 4 named agencies / 5 states, updated Oct 2026

Named agencies with a page22

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.