Diazepam in US EMS protocols
Includes 1 agency outside the US.
| Indication | Spread: box is the middle half, dot means most agree | Range |
|---|---|---|
| Agitation Adult | 2 to 7.5 mg median 4.375, n=28 | |
| Pediatric, weight-based | 0.1 to 0.2 mg/kg median 0.15, n=9 | |
| Nerve agent exposure Adult | 2.5 to 10 mg median 7.5, n=13 | |
| Pediatric, weight-based | 0.1 to 0.5 mg/kg median 0.2, n=8 | |
| Other Adult | 2 to 10 mg median 3.75, n=40 | |
| Pediatric | Most use 1 mg range 1 to 2.5 mg, n=5 | |
| Pediatric, weight-based | 0.1 to 0.3 mg/kg median 0.2, n=30 | |
| Procedural sedation Adult | 2 to 5 mg median 5, n=30 | |
| Pediatric, weight-based | 0.05 to 0.3 mg/kg median 0.1, n=14 | |
| Seizure Adult | 2 to 10 mg median 5, n=63 | |
| Adult, weight-based | 0.1 to 0.5 mg/kg median 0.2, n=5 median matches NASEMSO | |
| Pediatric, weight-based | 0.1 to 0.5 mg/kg median 0.2, n=64 median matches NASEMSO | |
| Status epilepticus Adult | 1 to 5 mg median 2.5, n=7 | |
| Pediatric, weight-based | 0.15 to 0.2 mg/kg median 0.2, n=6 |
Too few protocols to chart yet (protocols in brackets): ACS / chest pain (2), Bradycardia (1), Dystonic reaction (1), Eclampsia / pre-eclampsia (3), Hyperactive delirium (5), Hyperthermia (2), Hypothermia (1), Nausea / vomiting (1), Organophosphate poisoning (5), Mild to moderate pain (3), Post-intubation sedation (5), RSI induction (4), SVT (1), Narrow-complex tachycardia (2), VF / pulseless VT (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 page98
Agencies whose protocols are a public record are named here. Their own doses are on their own pages; this list carries no values.
- Ada County-City Emergency Services System
- Adams, Benton, Franklin, Yakima Counties
- Alabama Department of Public Health Office of Emergency Medical Services
- Anderson County Emergency Medical Services
- Annaville Fire Department
- Berrien County Medical Control Authority
- Boulder County Protocol Committee
- Brilliant Fire Department
- Brunswick County EMS
- Calhoun County EMS System
- Campbell County Emergency Medical Service
- Chaves County EMS
- Chelan/Douglas/Okanogan/Grant County
- Clark County EMS System
- Coastal Valleys EMS Agency
- County of San Diego Emergency Medical Services
- Craven, Jones, Pamlico Counties EMS
- Davidson County Emergency Services
- DC Fire and EMS
- Department of Aviation Medicine
- Department of Health Services, County of Los Angeles
- Escambia County Emergency Medical Services
- Franklin County Emergency Medical Services
- Galveston Area Ambulance Authority
- Grant County
- Greater Elgin Area EMS System
- Greenville County Emergency Medical Services
- Haywood County EMS System
- Idaho EMS Physician Commission
- Illinois Emergency Medical Services for Children
- Illinois Region VIII Emergency Medical Services
- Inland Counties Emergency Medical Agency
- Iowa County Ambulance Service
- Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services
- Kern County Public Health
- Lake County Emergency Medical System
- Lake Emergency Medical System
- Lane County Medical Control Board
- Laurens County Emergency Medical Services
- Marion County
- Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems
- Massachusetts Office of Emergency Medical Services
- Mauston Area Ambulance
- 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
- Ministry of Health, Emergency Health Regulatory and Accountability Branch
- Montana Board of Medical Examiners
- Muskegon County
- Nash County Emergency Medical Services
- National Emergency Medical Services
- Nebraska Medicine Division of Prehospital and Emergency Medical Services
- Nevada EMS Program
- 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
- Northeast Ohio Regional EMS Protocol Committee
- Northeastern Montana Stat Air Ambulance Cooperative
- Northwest Arkansas Regional EMS
- Northwest Region Emergency Medical Services & Trauma Care Council
- Oakland County Medical Control Authority
- Ocala/Marion County/The Villages Public Safety EMS
- Oklahoma State Department of Health
- Old Dominion EMS Alliance, Inc.
- Osage Ambulance District
- Pend Oreille County Emergency Medical Services
- Pennsylvania Department of Health, Bureau of Emergency Medical Services
- Platte Valley Ambulance Service
- Region 1 Emergency Medical Services
- Region 11 Chicago EMS System
- Region 4 EMS
- Region One Metropolitan Ambulance Council
- Region One Metropolitan Ambulance Council (MAC)
- Regional Emergency Medical Advisory Committee of New York City
- REMSA
- REMSA Sioux Falls
- Rhode Island Department of Health – Center for Emergency Medical Services
- County of Riverside EMS Agency
- Routt County EMS
- Salt Lake County EMS
- South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) Division of EMS
- South Plains Emergency Medical Services
- Southern Fox Valley EMS System
- Spokane County EMS
- Stanislaus County Emergency Medical Services Agency
- State Board of Emergency Medical, Fire, and Transportation Services
- State of Hawaiʻi Department of Health, Emergency Medical Services & Injury Prevention System Branch
- State of Nebraska
- Susquehanna Regional EMS
- Tennessee Emergency Medical Services
- Tidewater Emergency Medical Services Council, Inc.
- Tippecanoe Emergency Ambulance Service
- Tri-County Emergency Medical Control Authority
- Utah Department of Public Safety, Bureau of Emergency Medical Services
- Vermont Department of Health
- Virgin Islands Fire & Emergency Medical Services
- Wilson County Emergency Management Agency
Cite this
United States EMS Protocol Census, Diazepam: n=114 protocols from 99 named agencies / 43 states, as of 2026-10-31