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Medication

Ipratropium in US EMS protocols

199protocols
165named agencies
48states and regions
11indications
668dose entries
100% of 668machine-parsed

Includes 2 agencies outside the US.

IndicationSpread: box is the middle half, dot means most agreeRange
Allergic reaction AdultAll use 0.5 mg n=18
Pediatric0.25 to 0.5 mg median 0.5, n=14
Anaphylaxis AdultAll use 0.5 mg n=20
Pediatric0.25 to 0.5 mg median 0.5, n=14
Asthma / bronchospasm AdultMost use 0.5 mg matches NASEMSO range 0.25 to 0.5 mg, n=132
PediatricMost use 0.5 mg matches NASEMSO range 0.25 to 0.5 mg, n=121
CHF / pulmonary edema AdultAll use 0.5 mg n=5
COPD AdultMost use 0.5 mg matches NASEMSO range 0.25 to 0.5 mg, n=26
PediatricMost use 0.5 mg range 0.25 to 0.5 mg, n=11
Organophosphate poisoning AdultAll use 0.5 mg n=5
Other AdultMost use 0.5 mg range 0.25 to 0.5 mg, n=63
Pediatric0.25 to 1 mg median 0.5, n=56
Respiratory distress AdultAll use 0.5 mg matches NASEMSO n=31
PediatricAll use 0.5 mg matches NASEMSO n=25

Too few protocols to chart yet (protocols in brackets): Burns (1), Croup (1), Cyanide poisoning (2)

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 page161

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, Ipratropium: n=199 protocols from 165 named agencies / 48 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.