Methylprednisolone for COPD
Adult dosing has a median of 125 mg across 32 published protocols, with the middle half between 125 and 125.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 |
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 38%
- IV/IO 28%
- IV 22%
- IV/IM 9%
- IV/IO/IM/PO 3%
United States EMS Protocol Census, n=32 protocols from 26 named agencies / 16 states, updated Oct 2026
Pediatric, weight-basedmg/kg
| min | p25 | median | p75 | max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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 46%
- IV/IO/IM 39%
- IV 8%
- IV/IM 8%
United States EMS Protocol Census, n=13 protocols from 12 named agencies / 9 states, updated Oct 2026
Named agencies with a page26
Agencies whose protocols are a public record are named here. Their own doses are on their own pages; this list carries no values.
- Adams, Benton, Franklin, Yakima Counties
- Aurora Fire Rescue
- BEST EMS
- Boulder County Protocol Committee
- Coos County Emergency Medical Services
- Davidson County Emergency Services
- DC Fire and EMS
- Denver Health Paramedic Division
- East Baton Rouge Parish Department of Emergency Medical Services
- Evansville Fire Department
- FirstHealth of the Carolinas
- Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue
- Hays County ESD 9 EMS
- La Porte County Emergency Medical Service
- Lake County Emergency Medical System
- Lake Emergency Medical System
- Miramar Fire Rescue Department
- National Emergency Medical Services
- Norton Sound Health Corporation
- Ocala/Marion County/The Villages Public Safety EMS
- Pettis County Ambulance District
- Platte Valley Ambulance Service
- Routt County EMS
- Spokane County EMS
- Stevens County Emergency Medical Services
- Tidewater Emergency Medical Services Council, Inc.