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Medication

Morphine in US EMS protocols

161protocols
135named agencies
48states and regions
15indications
634dose entries
100% of 634machine-parsed

Includes 4 agencies outside the US.

IndicationSpread: box is the middle half, dot means most agreeRange
ACS / chest pain AdultMost use 2 mg range 1 to 5 mg, n=32
Adult, weight-based0.05 to 0.1 mg/kg median 0.1, n=5
Burns AdultMost use 2 mg range 2 to 5 mg, n=10
Pediatric, weight-based0.05 to 0.1 mg/kg median 0.1, n=7
CHF / pulmonary edema AdultMost use 2 mg range 1 to 2 mg, n=9
Pediatric, weight-basedMost use 0.1 mg/kg range 0.05 to 0.1 mg/kg, n=6
Other Adult1 to 5 mg median 2, n=46
Adult, weight-basedMost use 0.1 mg/kg range 0.05 to 0.2 mg/kg, n=13
Pediatric, weight-basedMost use 0.1 mg/kg range 0.05 to 0.2 mg/kg, n=45
Mild to moderate pain Adult1 to 6 mg median 2, n=85
Adult, weight-basedMost use 0.1 mg/kg range 0.05 to 0.15 mg/kg, n=34
Pediatric, weight-basedMost use 0.1 mg/kg range 0.05 to 0.15 mg/kg, n=96
Severe pain Adult2 to 4 mg median 2, n=15
Adult, weight-basedAll use 0.1 mg/kg matches NASEMSO n=10
Pediatric, weight-basedMost use 0.1 mg/kg matches NASEMSO range 0.05 to 0.1 mg/kg, n=21
Post-intubation sedation Adult1 to 4 mg median 4, n=5
Adult, weight-basedMost use 0.1 mg/kg range 0.05 to 0.1 mg/kg, n=7
Pediatric, weight-basedMost use 0.1 mg/kg range 0.05 to 0.1 mg/kg, n=9

Too few protocols to chart yet (protocols in brackets): Atrial fibrillation with RVR (1), Crush injury (1), Obstetric hemorrhage (1), Procedural sedation (6), Respiratory distress (1), RSI induction (1), STEMI (3), Trauma / hemorrhage (2)

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

Named agencies with a page133

Agencies whose protocols are a public record are named here. Their own doses are on their own pages; this list carries no values.

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United States EMS Protocol Census, Morphine: n=161 protocols from 135 named agencies / 48 states, as of 2026-10-31

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Training reference compiled from published protocols. Not a clinical order. Verify with your agency and medical director.