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Indication

Fentanyl for Mild to moderate pain

173 sources143 named agencies46 statesas of 2026-10-31

Pediatric weight-based dosing has a median of 0.001 mg/kg across 157 published protocols, with the middle half between 0.001 and 0.001.

173sources
143named agencies
46states
427entries
140named here

Includes 3 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.

Pediatric, weight-basedmg/kg

157sources
133named agencies
46states
201entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
0.00050.0010.0010.0010.002

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/IN 38%
  • IN 12%
  • IV/IO 9%
  • IV/IM/IN 9%
  • IV/IO/IM 8%
  • IV 6%
  • IV/IO/IN 5%
  • IM 4%
  • IV/IN 4%
  • IV/IM 3%
  • IM/IN 3%
  • IV/IO/IM/IN/SQ 1%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=157 protocols from 133 named agencies / 46 states, updated Oct 2026

Adult, weight-basedmg/kg

92sources
75named agencies
35states
114entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
0.00050.0010.0010.0010.0023

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/IN 40%
  • IN 16%
  • IV/IM/IN 9%
  • IV/IO 7%
  • IV/IO/IM 6%
  • IV 4%
  • IV/IO/IN 4%
  • IM 4%
  • IV/IN 4%
  • IM/IN 3%
  • IV/IM 3%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=92 protocols from 75 named agencies / 35 states, updated Oct 2026

Adultmg

91sources
78named agencies
31states
112entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
0.0250.0250.050.050.1

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/IN 34%
  • IV/IO 11%
  • IN 10%
  • IV 8%
  • IV/IO/IM 7%
  • IM 6%
  • IV/IM/IN 6%
  • IV/IN 5%
  • IV/IO/IN 5%
  • IV/IM 4%
  • IM/IN 3%
  • IV/IO/IM/IN/SQ 1%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=91 protocols from 78 named agencies / 31 states, updated Oct 2026

Named agencies with a page140

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.