Medication
Droperidol in US EMS protocols
81protocols
65named agencies
31states and regions
8indications
243dose entries
100% of 243machine-parsed
Includes 2 agencies outside the US.
| Indication | Spread: box is the middle half, dot means most agree | Range |
|---|---|---|
| Agitation Adult | 2.5 to 10 mg median 5, n=47 | |
| Pediatric, weight-based | Most use 0.1 mg/kg range 0.1 to 0.2 mg/kg, n=7 | |
| Nausea / vomiting Adult | 0.5 to 2.5 mg median 1.25, n=54 median matches NASEMSO | |
| Pediatric, weight-based | 0.01 to 0.05 mg/kg median 0.0225, n=8 | |
| Other Adult | 1.25 to 5 mg median 2.5, n=38 | |
| Pediatric, weight-based | 0.025 to 0.2 mg/kg median 0.075, n=9 | |
| Procedural sedation Adult | 2.5 to 5 mg median 3.4375, n=6 |
Too few protocols to chart yet (protocols in brackets): Alcohol withdrawal (1), Hyperactive delirium (4), Mild to moderate pain (4), RSI induction (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 page64
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
- Ambulance Victoria
- Arlington EMS System
- Aurora Fire Rescue
- BEST EMS
- Bexar County ESD 4 Fire Rescue
- Boulder County Protocol Committee
- Brownsville Rural Fire District, Halsey-Shedd Fire Protection District, Jefferson Fire District, Lebanon Fire District, Scio Fire District & Sweet Home Fire & Ambulance District
- Campbell County Emergency Medical Service
- City of Austin / Austin-Travis County EMS System
- Clark County EMS System
- Clark County EMS (Washington)
- Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Department of Emergency Services
- Coos County Emergency Medical Services
- Cowlitz County EMS Council
- Craven, Jones, Pamlico Counties EMS
- Davidson County Emergency Services
- Denver Health Paramedic Division
- East Baton Rouge Parish Department of Emergency Medical Services
- Escambia County Emergency Medical Services
- Evansville Fire Department
- Fort Worth Regional EMS System
- Hays County ESD 9 EMS
- Idaho EMS Physician Commission
- Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services
- Kern County Public Health
- Kosciusko County Paramedics
- Lincoln County EMS
- Louisville Metro EMS
- Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems
- Mauston Area Ambulance
- McKinney Fire Department
- Mecklenburg EMS Agency
- MEP (Medical Emergency Partnership) in partnership with SSM Health
- MetroCare Services and Abilene Fire Department
- Mountain West Ambulance
- Nebraska Medicine Division of Prehospital and Emergency Medical Services
- New Hampshire Bureau of Emergency Medical Services
- New Jersey Department of Health
- Northeast Ohio Regional EMS Protocol Committee
- Ocala/Marion County/The Villages Public Safety EMS
- Palm Beach Gardens Fire Rescue
- Pennsylvania Department of Health, Bureau of Emergency Medical Services
- Platte Valley Ambulance Service
- Portland Metro Five County Emergency Medical System
- Queensland Ambulance Service
- Region One Metropolitan Ambulance Council (MAC)
- Reno County Emergency Medical Services
- Rhode Island Department of Health – Center for Emergency Medical Services
- Routt County EMS
- Salem Fire Department
- Salt Lake County EMS
- Spokane County EMS
- St. Johns County Fire Rescue
- Stanly County EMS
- State of Nebraska
- Tennessee Emergency Medical Services
- The Williamson County EMS System
- Three Rivers Ambulance Authority & Fort Wayne Fire Department
- Thurston County Medic One
- Vermont Department of Health
- West Virginia Department of Health, Office of Emergency Medical Services
- Wilson County ESD #4
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United States EMS Protocol Census, Droperidol: n=81 protocols from 65 named agencies / 31 states, as of 2026-10-31