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Indication

Midazolam for Post-intubation sedation

59 sources51 named agencies26 statesas of 2026-10-31

Adult dosing has a median of 2.5 mg across 43 published protocols, with the middle half between 2 and 3.

59sources
51named agencies
26states
104entries
51named here

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

Adultmg

43sources
39named agencies
21states
47entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
122.535

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 49%
  • IV 26%
  • IV/IO/IM 11%
  • IV/IO/IM/IN 9%
  • IM 2%
  • IM/IN 2%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=43 protocols from 39 named agencies / 21 states, updated Oct 2026

Pediatric, weight-basedmg/kg

34sources
30named agencies
17states
38entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
0.050.050.10.10.3

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 50%
  • IV 21%
  • IV/IO/IM/IN 21%
  • IM 3%
  • IM/IN 3%
  • IV/IO/IM 3%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=34 protocols from 30 named agencies / 17 states, updated Oct 2026

Adult, weight-basedmg/kg

17sources
13named agencies
11states
18entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
0.050.050.050.10.1

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 39%
  • IV 33%
  • IV/IO/IM/IN 28%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=17 protocols from 13 named agencies / 11 states, updated Oct 2026

Pediatricmg

1sources
1named agencies
1states
1entries
0kept as written

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

Routes

  • IV/IO 100%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=1 protocols from 1 named agencies / 1 states, updated Oct 2026

Named agencies with a page51

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.