Methylprednisolone for Respiratory distress
Adult dosing has a median of 125 mg across 29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62.5 | 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 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
| min | p25 | median | p75 | max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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/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
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.
- Academy of Medicine of Cincinnati
- Berrien County Medical Control Authority
- Brunswick County EMS
- Campbell County Emergency Medical Service
- Davidson County Emergency Services
- Dorchester County EMS
- Franklin County Emergency Medical Services
- Idaho EMS Physician Commission
- Manatee County Emergency Medical Services
- 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
- Muskegon County
- Nash County Emergency Medical Services
- Nebraska Medicine Division of Prehospital and Emergency Medical Services
- Nevada EMS Program
- North Carolina Office of Emergency Medical Services (NC OEMS)
- Oakland County Medical Control Authority
- Palm Beach Gardens Fire Rescue
- Peninsulas EMS Council, Inc.
- Rappahannock EMS Council
- REMSA
- Reno County Emergency Medical Services
- Rowan County Emergency Services EMS Division
- Stanly County EMS
- Tennessee Emergency Medical Services
- Tri-County Emergency Medical Control Authority