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Indication

Epinephrine for Anaphylaxis

205 sources168 named agencies47 statesas of 2026-10-31

Adult dosing has a median of 0.3 mg across 199 published protocols, with the middle half between 0.3 and 0.3.

205sources
168named agencies
47states
482entries
163named here

Includes 2 agencies 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

199sources
163named agencies
46states
238entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
0.10.30.30.30.5

Values in mg. One value per source (that source's median), so a document listing a medication five times still gets one vote.

Routes

  • IM 84%
  • IV/IO 8%
  • IV 5%
  • SQ 2%
  • IM/SQ 1%
  • IV/NEB 0%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=199 protocols from 163 named agencies / 46 states, updated Oct 2026

Pediatric, weight-basedmg/kg

128sources
100named agencies
34states
152entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
0.010.010.010.010.02

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

  • IM 81%
  • IV/IO 9%
  • IV 6%
  • SQ 2%
  • IM/SQ 1%
  • IV/NEB 1%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=128 protocols from 100 named agencies / 34 states, updated Oct 2026

Pediatricmg

69sources
63named agencies
35states
73entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
0.150.150.150.150.3

Values in mg. One value per source (that source's median), so a document listing a medication five times still gets one vote.

Routes

  • IM 96%
  • IM/SQ 1%
  • IV 1%
  • IV/IO 1%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=69 protocols from 63 named agencies / 35 states, updated Oct 2026

AdultmL

7sources
7named agencies
5states
7entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
0.30.30.50.751

Values in mL. One value per source (that source's median), so a document listing a medication five times still gets one vote.

Routes

  • IM 43%
  • IV 43%
  • IV/IO 14%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=7 protocols from 7 named agencies / 5 states, updated Oct 2026

Adult, weight-basedmg/kg

5sources
4named agencies
5states
7entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
0.010.010.010.010.01

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

  • IM 57%
  • IV 29%
  • IV/IO 14%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=5 protocols from 4 named agencies / 5 states, updated Oct 2026

PediatricmL

3sources
3named agencies
2states
3entries
0kept as written

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

Routes

  • IV 67%
  • IM 33%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=3 protocols from 3 named agencies / 2 states, updated Oct 2026

Pediatric, weight-basedmL/kg

2sources
2named agencies
2states
2entries
0kept as written

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

Routes

  • IV 50%
  • NEB 50%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=2 protocols from 2 named agencies / 2 states, updated Oct 2026

Named agencies with a page163

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.