Medication
Ketorolac in US EMS protocols
147protocols
119named agencies
43states and regions
6indications
447dose entries
100% of 447machine-parsed
Includes 2 agencies outside the US.
| Indication | Spread: box is the middle half, dot means most agree | Range |
|---|---|---|
| Fever Adult | Most use 15 mg range 15 to 22.5 mg, n=7 | |
| Pediatric, weight-based | Most use 0.5 mg/kg range 0.5 to 0.75 mg/kg, n=7 | |
| Other Adult | 15 to 60 mg median 22.5, n=35 | |
| Pediatric, weight-based | 0.375 to 1 mg/kg median 0.5, n=18 | |
| Mild to moderate pain Adult | 10 to 45 mg median 22.5, n=104 | |
| Pediatric, weight-based | Most use 0.5 mg/kg matches NASEMSO range 0.25 to 1 mg/kg, n=62 | |
| Severe pain Adult | 10 to 30 mg median 22.5, n=26 | |
| Pediatric, weight-based | 0.5 to 1 mg/kg median 0.5, n=12 median matches NASEMSO |
Too few protocols to chart yet (protocols in brackets): Sepsis (2), Trauma / hemorrhage (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 page116
Agencies whose protocols are a public record are named here. Their own doses are on their own pages; this list carries no values.
- Adams, Benton, Franklin, Yakima Counties
- Alabama Department of Public Health Office of Emergency Medical Services
- Anderson County Emergency Medical Services
- Aurora Fire Rescue
- BC Emergency Health Services
- Benbrook Fire Department
- Berkeley County EMS
- Berrien County Medical Control Authority
- Bexar County ESD 4 Fire Rescue
- Bonner County Emergency Medical Services
- Boulder County Protocol Committee
- Brilliant Fire Department
- Brownsville Rural Fire District, Halsey-Shedd Fire Protection District, Jefferson Fire District, Lebanon Fire District, Scio Fire District & Sweet Home Fire & Ambulance District
- Brunswick County EMS
- Cabarrus County EMS
- Campbell County Emergency Medical Service
- Charleston County EMS
- Chaves County EMS
- Clark County EMS (Washington)
- Coastal Valleys EMS Agency
- Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Department of Emergency Services
- Coos County Emergency Medical Services
- Cowlitz County EMS Council
- Craven, Jones, Pamlico Counties EMS
- Dane County EMS System
- Davidson County Emergency Services
- Daviess County EMS
- DC Fire and EMS
- Denver Health Paramedic Division
- Department of Aviation Medicine
- Dorchester County EMS
- East Baton Rouge Parish Department of Emergency Medical Services
- Escambia County Emergency Medical Services
- FirstHealth of the Carolinas
- Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue
- Fort Worth Regional EMS System
- Franklin County Emergency Medical Services
- Giles County EMS
- Grant County
- Greater Elgin Area EMS System
- Greenville County Emergency Medical Services
- Hays County ESD 9 EMS
- Haywood County EMS System
- Idaho EMS Physician Commission
- Illinois Region VIII Emergency Medical Services
- Iowa County Ambulance Service
- Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services
- Kern County Public Health
- Kosciusko County Paramedics
- Lane County Medical Control Board
- Lincoln County EMS
- Manatee County Emergency Medical Services
- Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems
- Massachusetts Office of Emergency Medical Services
- Mauston Area Ambulance
- 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
- Miramar Fire Rescue Department
- Montgomery County Hospital District
- Mountain West Ambulance
- Nash County Emergency Medical Services
- National Emergency Medical Services
- Nebraska Medicine Division of Prehospital and Emergency Medical Services
- Nevada EMS Program
- New Hampshire Bureau of Emergency Medical Services
- New Jersey Department of Health
- New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Systems
- North Carolina Office of Emergency Medical Services (NC OEMS)
- Northeast Ohio Regional EMS Protocol Committee
- Northwest Arkansas Regional EMS
- Northwest Region Emergency Medical Services & Trauma Care Council
- Oakland County Medical Control Authority
- OCEMS
- Okaloosa County EMS
- Old Dominion EMS Alliance, Inc.
- Osage Ambulance District
- Pend Oreille County Emergency Medical Services
- Peninsulas EMS Council, Inc.
- Pennsylvania Department of Health, Bureau of Emergency Medical Services
- Pettis County Ambulance District
- Platte Valley Ambulance Service
- Rappahannock EMS Council
- Region 1 Emergency Medical Services
- Region 4 EMS
- Region One Metropolitan Ambulance Council (MAC)
- Regional Emergency Medical Advisory Committee of New York City
- Rhode Island Department of Health – Center for Emergency Medical Services
- Richland County Emergency Medical Services
- County of Riverside EMS Agency
- Salem Fire Department
- Salt Lake County EMS
- Sierra – Sacramento Valley EMS Agency
- Southern Fox Valley EMS System
- Stanislaus County Emergency Medical Services Agency
- Stanly County EMS
- State Board of Emergency Medical, Fire, and Transportation Services
- State of Nebraska
- Stevens County Emergency Medical Services
- Susquehanna Regional EMS
- Tennessee Emergency Medical Services
- The Williamson County EMS System
- Three Rivers Ambulance Authority & Fort Wayne Fire Department
- Thurston County Medic One
- Tippecanoe Emergency Ambulance Service
- Tri-County Emergency Medical Control Authority
- UNM EMS Consortium
- Utah Department of Public Safety, Bureau of Emergency Medical Services
- Vermont Department of Health
- Virgin Islands Fire & Emergency Medical Services
- Weber County Paramedic Program
- West Virginia Department of Health, Office of Emergency Medical Services
- Wilson County Emergency Management Agency
- Wilson County ESD #4
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United States EMS Protocol Census, Ketorolac: n=147 protocols from 119 named agencies / 43 states, as of 2026-10-31