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Medication

Etomidate in US EMS protocols

128protocols
105named agencies
39states and regions
9indications
334dose entries
100% of 334machine-parsed

Includes 1 agency outside the US.

IndicationSpread: box is the middle half, dot means most agreeRange
Other Adult6 to 20 mg median 10, n=6
Adult, weight-basedMost use 0.3 mg/kg range 0.1 to 0.5 mg/kg, n=47
Pediatric, weight-based0.1 to 0.3 mg/kg median 0.3, n=28
Procedural sedation Adult, weight-based0.1 to 0.3 mg/kg median 0.15, n=29
Pediatric, weight-based0.1 to 0.3 mg/kg median 0.15, n=22
RSI induction Adult15 to 30 mg median 25, n=6
Adult, weight-basedMost use 0.3 mg/kg range 0.1 to 0.6 mg/kg, n=87
Pediatric, weight-basedMost use 0.3 mg/kg range 0.1 to 0.4 mg/kg, n=58

Too few protocols to chart yet (protocols in brackets): Agitation (1), Cardiac arrest (1), SVT (1), Narrow-complex tachycardia (1), Wide-complex tachycardia (2), VF / pulseless VT (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 page104

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, Etomidate: n=128 protocols from 105 named agencies / 39 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.