Medication
Dopamine in US EMS protocols
94protocols
74named agencies
38states and regions
11indications
347dose entries
100% of 347machine-parsed
Includes 2 agencies outside the US.
| Indication | Spread: box is the middle half, dot means most agree | Range |
|---|---|---|
| Anaphylaxis Adult, weight-based | 0.002 to 0.005 mg/kg median 0.002, n=7 | |
| Bradycardia Adult, weight-based | 0.002 to 0.01 mg/kg median 0.005, n=51 | |
| Pediatric, weight-based | 0.002 to 0.005 mg/kg median 0.002, n=13 | |
| Cardiogenic shock Adult, weight-based | 0.001 to 0.005 mg/kg median 0.002, n=28 | |
| Pediatric, weight-based | 0.001 to 0.005 mg/kg median 0.002, n=18 | |
| Hypotension / shock Adult, weight-based | 0.002 to 0.01 mg/kg median 0.005, n=57 | |
| Pediatric, weight-based | 0.001 to 0.005 mg/kg median 0.002, n=31 | |
| Other Adult, weight-based | 0.002 to 0.01 mg/kg median 0.005, n=32 | |
| Pediatric, weight-based | 0.001 to 0.005 mg/kg median 0.002, n=23 | |
| Sepsis Adult, weight-based | Most use 0.002 mg/kg range 0.002 to 0.005 mg/kg, n=17 | |
| Pediatric, weight-based | Most use 0.002 mg/kg range 0.002 to 0.005 mg/kg, n=7 |
Too few protocols to chart yet (protocols in brackets): Cardiac arrest (1), CHF / pulmonary edema (4), Crush injury (1), Post-ROSC care (2), Trauma / hemorrhage (3)
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 page74
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
- Arizona Department of Health Services
- BC Emergency Health Services
- Benbrook Fire Department
- Bonner County Emergency Medical Services
- Brunswick County EMS
- Campbell County Emergency Medical Service
- Central California Emergency Medical Services
- Chaves County EMS
- Chelan/Douglas/Okanogan/Grant County
- Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Department of Emergency Services
- Coos County Emergency Medical Services
- Department of Aviation Medicine
- Fern Creek Fire and Emergency Medical Services
- Franklin County Emergency Medical Services
- 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
- Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services
- La Porte County Emergency Medical Service
- Lake County Emergency Medical System
- Lake Emergency Medical System
- Lane County Medical Control Board
- Laurens County Emergency Medical Services
- Levy County Department of Public Safety
- Lincoln County EMS
- Manatee County Emergency Medical Services
- Marion County
- Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems
- Massachusetts Office of Emergency Medical Services
- Mauston Area Ambulance
- Ministry of Health, Emergency Health Regulatory and Accountability Branch
- Montana Board of Medical Examiners
- Nash County Emergency Medical Services
- Nebraska Medicine Division of Prehospital and Emergency Medical Services
- Nevada EMS Program
- New Mexico EMS Bureau
- North Carolina Office of Emergency Medical Services (NC OEMS)
- Northeastern Montana Stat Air Ambulance Cooperative
- Northwest Arkansas Regional EMS
- Nueces County ESD4
- 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
- Pettis County Ambulance District
- Platte Valley Ambulance Service
- Rappahannock EMS Council
- Region 4 EMS
- Region One Metropolitan Ambulance Council
- Regional Emergency Medical Advisory Committee of New York City
- Rhode Island Department of Health – Center for Emergency Medical Services
- County of Riverside EMS Agency
- Routt County EMS
- Rowan County Emergency Services EMS Division
- South Plains Emergency Medical Services
- Southern Fox Valley EMS System
- State Board of Emergency Medical, Fire, and Transportation Services
- State of Nebraska
- Thurston County Medic One
- Tri County Emergency Medical Services, Inc.
- Vermont Department of Health
- Virgin Islands Fire & Emergency Medical Services
- Wake County EMS System
- Washington County Emergency Medical Services
- Wilson County Emergency Management Agency
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United States EMS Protocol Census, Dopamine: n=94 protocols from 74 named agencies / 38 states, as of 2026-10-31