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Indication

Methylprednisolone for Adrenal crisis

45 sources41 named agencies24 statesas of 2026-10-31

Adult dosing has a median of 125 mg across 40 published protocols, with the middle half between 125 and 125.

45sources
41named agencies
24states
83entries
40named here

Includes 1 agency outside the US.

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

Adultmg

40sources
36named agencies
22states
42entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
60125125125125

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/IM 64%
  • IV 14%
  • IV/IO 12%
  • IV/IM 5%
  • IM 2%
  • IV/IO/IM/PO 2%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=40 protocols from 36 named agencies / 22 states, updated Oct 2026

Pediatric, weight-basedmg/kg

35sources
32named agencies
19states
37entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
12222

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/IM 62%
  • IV/IO 16%
  • IV 11%
  • IV/IM 5%
  • IM 3%
  • IV/IO/IM/PO 3%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=35 protocols from 32 named agencies / 19 states, updated Oct 2026

Adult, weight-basedmg/kg

4sources
4named agencies
4states
4entries
0kept as written

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

Routes

  • IV 50%
  • IV/IO 25%
  • IV/IO/IM 25%

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

Named agencies with a page40

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.