Medication
Methylprednisolone in US EMS protocols
160protocols
134named agencies
42states and regions
14indications
857dose entries
100% of 857machine-parsed
Includes 1 agency outside the US.
| Indication | Spread: box is the middle half, dot means most agree | Range |
|---|---|---|
| Adrenal crisis Adult | Most use 125 mg range 60 to 125 mg, n=40 | |
| Pediatric, weight-based | Most use 2 mg/kg matches NASEMSO range 1 to 2 mg/kg, n=35 | |
| Allergic reaction Adult | All use 125 mg n=54 | |
| Pediatric, weight-based | Most use 2 mg/kg range 1 to 2 mg/kg, n=49 | |
| Anaphylaxis Adult | Most use 125 mg range 62.5 to 125 mg, n=73 | |
| Adult, weight-based | 1 to 2 mg/kg median 2, n=8 | |
| Pediatric, weight-based | Most use 2 mg/kg range 1 to 2 mg/kg, n=67 | |
| Asthma / bronchospasm Adult | Most use 125 mg range 60 to 125 mg, n=87 | |
| Adult, weight-based | Most use 2 mg/kg range 1 to 2 mg/kg, n=7 | |
| Pediatric, weight-based | Most use 2 mg/kg matches NASEMSO range 1 to 2 mg/kg, n=90 | |
| COPD Adult | All use 125 mg n=32 | |
| Pediatric, weight-based | All use 2 mg/kg n=13 | |
| Croup Pediatric, weight-based | 1 to 2 mg/kg median 2, n=7 | |
| Other Adult | Most use 125 mg range 60 to 125 mg, n=60 | |
| Adult, weight-based | 1 to 2 mg/kg median 2, n=5 | |
| Pediatric, weight-based | Most use 2 mg/kg range 1 to 2 mg/kg, n=56 | |
| Respiratory distress Adult | Most use 125 mg range 62.5 to 125 mg, n=29 | |
| Pediatric, weight-based | Most use 2 mg/kg matches NASEMSO range 1 to 2 mg/kg, n=28 |
Too few protocols to chart yet (protocols in brackets): Burns (1), Cardiac arrest (1), CHF / pulmonary edema (1), Hypotension / shock (6), Sepsis (2), Stridor (3)
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 page132
Agencies whose protocols are a public record are named here. Their own doses are on their own pages; this list carries no values.
- Academy of Medicine of Cincinnati
- Ada County-City Emergency Services System
- Adams, Benton, Franklin, Yakima Counties
- Alabama Department of Public Health Office of Emergency Medical Services
- Anderson County Emergency Medical Services
- Annaville Fire Department
- Arizona Department of Health Services
- Arlington EMS System
- Aurora Fire Rescue
- BC Emergency Health Services
- Benbrook Fire Department
- Berrien County Medical Control Authority
- BEST EMS
- 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
- Calhoun County EMS System
- Campbell County Emergency Medical Service
- Central Arizona Regional EMS
- Charleston County EMS
- Chaves County EMS
- Chelan/Douglas/Okanogan/Grant County
- Clark County EMS (Washington)
- 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
- El Campo Emergency Medical Service
- EMS Region VII Bioterrorism and All Hazards Preparedness Committee
- Escambia County Emergency Medical Services
- Evansville Fire Department
- Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department
- Fern Creek Fire and Emergency Medical Services
- FirstHealth of the Carolinas
- Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue
- Franklin County Emergency Medical Services
- Galveston Area Ambulance Authority
- Grant County
- Greenville County Emergency Medical Services
- Hays County ESD 9 EMS
- Haywood County EMS System
- Idaho EMS Physician Commission
- Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services
- Kosciusko County Paramedics
- La Porte County Emergency Medical Service
- Lake County Emergency Medical System
- Lake Emergency Medical System
- Lane County Medical Control Board
- Laurens County Emergency Medical Services
- Levy County Department of Public Safety
- Louisville Metro EMS
- Manatee County Emergency Medical Services
- Marion County
- Massachusetts Office of Emergency Medical Services
- Mauston Area Ambulance
- McKinney Fire Department
- MEP (Medical Emergency Partnership) in partnership with SSM Health
- MetroCare Services and Abilene Fire Department
- Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
- Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) / Midland Gladwin MCA
- Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) / West Michigan Regional MCC
- Miramar Fire Rescue Department
- Montana Board of Medical Examiners
- Montgomery County Hospital District
- Muskegon County
- 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 Mexico EMS Bureau
- North Carolina Office of Emergency Medical Services (NC OEMS)
- Northeast Ohio Regional EMS Protocol Committee
- Northeastern Montana Stat Air Ambulance Cooperative
- Northwest Arkansas Regional EMS
- Northwest Region Emergency Medical Services & Trauma Care Council
- Norton Sound Health Corporation
- Nueces County ESD4
- Oakland County Medical Control Authority
- Ocala/Marion County/The Villages Public Safety EMS
- Office of the EMS Medical Director for Kansas City, Missouri
- Okaloosa County EMS
- Oklahoma State Department of Health
- Osage Ambulance District
- Palm Beach Gardens Fire Rescue
- 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
- Region One Metropolitan Ambulance Council (MAC)
- Regional Emergency Medical Advisory Committee of New York City
- REMSA
- REMSA Sioux Falls
- Reno County Emergency Medical Services
- Rhode Island Department of Health – Center for Emergency Medical Services
- Routt County EMS
- Rowan County Emergency Services EMS Division
- South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) Division of EMS
- Spokane County EMS
- St. Johns County Fire Rescue
- Stanly County EMS
- State Board of Emergency Medical, Fire, and Transportation Services
- State of Nebraska
- Stevens County Emergency Medical Services
- Tennessee Emergency Medical Services
- The Williamson County EMS System
- Three Rivers Ambulance Authority & Fort Wayne Fire Department
- Thurston County Medic One
- Tidewater Emergency Medical Services Council, Inc.
- Tippecanoe Emergency Ambulance Service
- Tri-County Emergency Medical Control Authority
- Tri County Emergency Medical Services, Inc.
- UNM EMS Consortium
- Vermont Department of Health
- Washington County Emergency Medical Services
- Wilson County Emergency Management Agency
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United States EMS Protocol Census, Methylprednisolone: n=160 protocols from 134 named agencies / 42 states, as of 2026-10-31