Lorazepam for Post-intubation sedation
Adult dosing has a median of 1 mg across 12 published protocols, with the middle half between 1 and 2.
Doses far off from what other protocols give are likely misreads, so they are left out until checked. How that works.
Adultmg
| min | p25 | median | p75 | max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Values in mg. One value per source (that source's median), so a document listing a medication five times still gets one vote.
Routes
- IV/IO 77%
- IV/IM 15%
- IM 8%
United States EMS Protocol Census, n=12 protocols from 11 named agencies / 9 states, updated Oct 2026
Pediatric, weight-basedmg/kg
| min | p25 | median | p75 | max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
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
- IV/IO 80%
- IM 10%
- IV 10%
United States EMS Protocol Census, n=9 protocols from 7 named agencies / 7 states, updated Oct 2026
Adult, weight-basedmg/kg
Below 5 sources, so no distribution is published for this group — only the counts above.
Routes
- IV 67%
- IV/IO 33%
United States EMS Protocol Census, n=3 protocols from 1 named agencies / 2 states, updated Oct 2026
Pediatricmg
Below 5 sources, so no distribution is published for this group — only the counts above.
Routes
- IV/IO 100%
United States EMS Protocol Census, n=1 protocols from 1 named agencies / 1 states, updated Oct 2026
Named agencies with a page12
Agencies whose protocols are a public record are named here. Their own doses are on their own pages; this list carries no values.
- Alabama Department of Public Health Office of Emergency Medical Services
- Arizona Department of Health Services
- Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Department of Emergency Services
- El Campo Emergency Medical Service
- Grant County
- Lincoln County EMS
- Nevada EMS Program
- New Jersey Department of Health
- Pend Oreille County Emergency Medical Services
- Region One Metropolitan Ambulance Council
- Region One Metropolitan Ambulance Council (MAC)
- Salem Fire Department