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Indication

Droperidol for Other

40 sources30 named agencies19 statesas of 2026-10-31

Adult dosing has a median of 2.5 mg across 38 published protocols, with the middle half between 2.5 and 5.

40sources
30named agencies
19states
73entries
29named here

Includes 1 agency outside the US.

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

Adultmg

38sources
28named agencies
17states
58entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
1.252.52.555

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 35%
  • IM 26%
  • IV/IM 26%
  • IV 12%
  • IV/IO 2%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=38 protocols from 28 named agencies / 17 states, updated Oct 2026

Pediatric, weight-basedmg/kg

9sources
6named agencies
6states
14entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
0.0250.050.0750.10.2

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 43%
  • IV/IM 36%
  • IM 14%
  • IV 7%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=9 protocols from 6 named agencies / 6 states, updated Oct 2026

Pediatricmg

1sources
1named agencies
1states
1entries
0kept as written

Below 5 sources, so no distribution is published for this group — only the counts above.

Routes

  • IV/IM 100%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=1 protocols from 1 named agencies / 1 states, updated Oct 2026

Named agencies with a page29

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.