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Indication

Lorazepam for Procedural sedation

39 sources29 named agencies26 statesas of 2026-10-31

Adult dosing has a median of 1 mg across 34 published protocols, with the middle half between 1 and 2.

39sources
29named agencies
26states
96entries
29named here

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

Adultmg

34sources
26named agencies
22states
51entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
0.51122

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 29%
  • IV/IO/IM 20%
  • IM 18%
  • IV 14%
  • IV/IM 10%
  • IV/IO/IM/IN 6%
  • IM/IN 2%
  • IV/IM/IN 2%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=34 protocols from 26 named agencies / 22 states, updated Oct 2026

Pediatric, weight-basedmg/kg

26sources
20named agencies
17states
39entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
0.020.050.050.10.1

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 31%
  • IM 21%
  • IV 18%
  • IV/IO/IM 15%
  • IV/IM 5%
  • IV/IO/IM/IN 5%
  • IM/IN 3%
  • IV/IM/IN 3%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=26 protocols from 20 named agencies / 17 states, updated Oct 2026

Adult, weight-basedmg/kg

5sources
4named agencies
5states
6entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
0.020.020.050.050.1

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 50%
  • IV/IO/IM 33%
  • IV/IO 17%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=5 protocols from 4 named agencies / 5 states, updated Oct 2026

Named agencies with a page29

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.