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Indication

Methylprednisolone for Respiratory distress

32 sources27 named agencies16 statesas of 2026-10-31

Adult dosing has a median of 125 mg across 29 published protocols, with the middle half between 125 and 125.

32sources
27named agencies
16states
59entries
27named here

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

Adultmg

29sources
25named agencies
13states
29entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
62.5125125125125

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 55%
  • IV/IO 17%
  • IV 14%
  • IV/IM 14%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=29 protocols from 25 named agencies / 13 states, updated Oct 2026

Pediatric, weight-basedmg/kg

28sources
24named agencies
14states
28entries
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 57%
  • IV/IM 14%
  • IV/IO 14%
  • IV 11%
  • IV/IO/IM/PO 4%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=28 protocols from 24 named agencies / 14 states, updated Oct 2026

Adult, weight-basedmg/kg

2sources
2named agencies
2states
2entries
0kept as written

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

Routes

  • IV/IM 50%
  • IV/IO/IM 50%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=2 protocols from 2 named agencies / 2 states, updated Oct 2026

Named agencies with a page27

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.