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Indication

Midazolam for RSI induction

45 sources38 named agencies21 statesas of 2026-10-31

Adult dosing has a median of 2.5 mg across 32 published protocols, with the middle half between 2 and 5.

45sources
38named agencies
21states
77entries
36named here

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

Adultmg

32sources
28named agencies
16states
36entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
122.555

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 50%
  • IV 25%
  • IV/IM 6%
  • IV/IO/IM 6%
  • IV/IO/IM/IN 6%
  • IM 3%
  • IM/IN 3%
  • IV/IN 3%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=32 protocols from 28 named agencies / 16 states, updated Oct 2026

Pediatric, weight-basedmg/kg

23sources
22named agencies
16states
26entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
0.050.10.10.10.2

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 31%
  • IM 8%
  • IV/IO/IM 8%
  • IV/IO/IM/IN 8%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=23 protocols from 22 named agencies / 16 states, updated Oct 2026

Adult, weight-basedmg/kg

11sources
9named agencies
8states
13entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
0.10.10.10.1250.2

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 54%
  • IV/IO 31%
  • IM 8%
  • IV/IO/IM/IN 8%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=11 protocols from 9 named agencies / 8 states, updated Oct 2026

Pediatricmg

2sources
1named 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 50%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=2 protocols from 1 named agencies / 2 states, updated Oct 2026

Named agencies with a page36

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.