Contact: research@protoquiz.com

Indication

Ketorolac for Severe pain

26 sources22 named agencies14 statesas of 2026-10-31

Adult dosing has a median of 22.5 mg across 26 published protocols, with the middle half between 15 and 22.5.

26sources
22named agencies
14states
59entries
22named here

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

Adultmg

26sources
22named agencies
14states
41entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
101522.522.530

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

Routes

  • IM 34%
  • IV 22%
  • IV/IM 22%
  • IV/IO 15%
  • IV/IO/IM 7%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=26 protocols from 22 named agencies / 14 states, updated Oct 2026

Pediatric, weight-basedmg/kg

12sources
10named agencies
9states
17entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
0.50.50.50.56251

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

  • IM 29%
  • IV 29%
  • IV/IO 18%
  • IV/IM 12%
  • IV/IO/IM 12%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=12 protocols from 10 named agencies / 9 states, updated Oct 2026

Pediatricmg

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

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

Routes

  • IV/IM 100%

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

Named agencies with a page22

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.