Medication
Ibuprofen in US EMS protocols
90protocols
74named agencies
35states and regions
7indications
272dose entries
100% of 272machine-parsed
Includes 3 agencies outside the US.
| Indication | Spread: box is the middle half, dot means most agree | Range |
|---|---|---|
| Fever Adult | 200 to 1000 mg median 400, n=47 | |
| Pediatric, weight-based | Most use 10 mg/kg range 5 to 10 mg/kg, n=54 | |
| Other Adult | 200 to 600 mg median 400, n=9 | |
| Pediatric, weight-based | 5 to 10 mg/kg median 10, n=9 | |
| Mild to moderate pain Adult | Most use 400 mg range 200 to 800 mg, n=61 | |
| Adult, weight-based | All use 10 mg/kg matches NASEMSO n=5 | |
| Pediatric, weight-based | Most use 10 mg/kg matches NASEMSO range 5 to 10 mg/kg, n=54 | |
| Severe pain Adult | Most use 600 mg range 400 to 600 mg, n=5 |
Too few protocols to chart yet (protocols in brackets): Pediatric fever (2), Seizure (2), Sepsis (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 page73
Agencies whose protocols are a public record are named here. Their own doses are on their own pages; this list carries no values.
- Anderson County Emergency Medical Services
- Arizona Department of Health Services
- Arlington EMS System
- Aurora Fire Rescue
- BC Emergency Health Services
- Berrien County Medical Control Authority
- Bexar County ESD 4 Fire Rescue
- Bonner County Emergency Medical Services
- Boulder County Protocol Committee
- Brunswick County EMS
- Cabarrus County EMS
- Campbell County Emergency Medical Service
- Charleston County EMS
- City of Austin / Austin-Travis County EMS System
- Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Department of Emergency Services
- Craven, Jones, Pamlico Counties EMS
- Dane County EMS System
- Davidson County Emergency Services
- Denver Health Paramedic Division
- Dorchester County EMS
- FirstHealth of the Carolinas
- Fort Worth Regional EMS System
- Galveston Area Ambulance Authority
- Haywood County EMS System
- Idaho EMS Physician Commission
- Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services
- Kosciusko County Paramedics
- Lincoln County EMS
- Louisville Metro EMS
- Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems
- Massachusetts Office of Emergency Medical Services
- Mecklenburg EMS Agency
- MEP (Medical Emergency Partnership) in partnership with SSM Health
- MetroCare Services and Abilene Fire Department
- Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) / Midland Gladwin MCA
- Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) / West Michigan Regional MCC
- Ministry of Health, Emergency Health Regulatory and Accountability Branch
- Mountain West Ambulance
- Muskegon County
- Nash County Emergency Medical Services
- National Emergency Medical Services
- Nebraska Medicine Division of Prehospital and Emergency Medical Services
- New Hampshire Bureau of Emergency Medical Services
- New Mexico EMS Bureau
- New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Systems
- North Carolina Office of Emergency Medical Services (NC OEMS)
- Northeastern Montana Stat Air Ambulance Cooperative
- Oakland County Medical Control Authority
- Okaloosa County EMS
- Osage Ambulance District
- Pennsylvania Department of Health, Bureau of Emergency Medical Services
- Platte Valley Ambulance Service
- Queensland Ambulance Service
- Region 4 EMS
- REMSA
- REMSA Sioux Falls
- Rhode Island Department of Health – Center for Emergency Medical Services
- Routt County EMS
- Salem Fire Department
- Salt Lake County EMS
- South Plains Emergency Medical Services
- Spokane County EMS
- Stanly County EMS
- State Board of Emergency Medical, Fire, and Transportation Services
- State of Nebraska
- Susquehanna Regional EMS
- Tennessee Emergency Medical Services
- Tri-County Emergency Medical Control Authority
- UNM EMS Consortium
- Utah Department of Public Safety, Bureau of Emergency Medical Services
- Vermont Department of Health
- Washington State Department of Health
- Weber County Paramedic Program
Cite this
United States EMS Protocol Census, Ibuprofen: n=90 protocols from 74 named agencies / 35 states, as of 2026-10-31