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Indication

Heparin for Other

16 sources8 named agencies12 statesas of 2026-10-31

Adult weight-based dosing has a median of 60 unit/kg across 11 published protocols, with the middle half between 60 and 80.

16sources
8named agencies
12states
36entries
8named here

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

Adult, weight-basedunit/kg

11sources
4named agencies
9states
20entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
5060608080

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

Routes

  • IV 60%
  • IV/IO 40%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=11 protocols from 4 named agencies / 9 states, updated Oct 2026

Adultunit

6sources
5named agencies
5states
8entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
50005000500050005000

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

Routes

  • IV 75%
  • IV/IO 13%
  • SQ 13%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=6 protocols from 5 named agencies / 5 states, updated Oct 2026

Pediatric, weight-basedunit/kg

3sources
2named agencies
3states
6entries
0kept as written

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

Routes

  • IV 83%
  • IV/IO 17%

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

Pediatricunit

2sources
1named agencies
1states
2entries
0kept as written

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

Routes

  • IV 100%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=2 protocols from 1 named agencies / 1 states, updated Oct 2026

Named agencies with a page8

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.