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Medication

Diltiazem in US EMS protocols

144protocols
119named agencies
41states
5indications
293dose entries
100% of 293machine-parsed
IndicationSpread: box is the middle half, dot means most agreeRange
Atrial fibrillation with RVR AdultMost use 10 mg range 5 to 25 mg, n=22
Adult, weight-basedAll use 0.25 mg/kg matches NASEMSO n=34
Other Adult5 to 20 mg median 10, n=34
Adult, weight-basedMost use 0.25 mg/kg range 0.225 to 0.25 mg/kg, n=38
SVT Adult10 to 25 mg median 10, n=12
Adult, weight-basedAll use 0.25 mg/kg matches NASEMSO n=21
Narrow-complex tachycardia Adult5 to 25 mg median 10, n=21
Adult, weight-basedMost use 0.25 mg/kg matches NASEMSO range 0.125 to 0.3 mg/kg, n=39

Too few protocols to chart yet (protocols in brackets): ACS / chest pain (2)

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 page117

Agencies whose protocols are a public record are named here. Their own doses are on their own pages; this list carries no values.

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United States EMS Protocol Census, Diltiazem: n=144 protocols from 119 named agencies / 41 states, as of 2026-10-31

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Training reference compiled from published protocols. Not a clinical order. Verify with your agency and medical director.