Morphine for Burns
Adult dosing has a median of 2 mg across 10 published protocols, with the middle half between 2 and 2.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
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/IM 30%
- IV 20%
- IV/IO 20%
- IV/IO/IM 20%
- IV/IM/IN 10%
United States EMS Protocol Census, n=10 protocols from 9 named agencies / 8 states, updated Oct 2026
Pediatric, weight-basedmg/kg
| min | p25 | median | p75 | max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.05 | 0.075 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
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/IM 43%
- IV/IO/IM 29%
- IV 14%
- IV/IO 14%
United States EMS Protocol Census, n=7 protocols from 6 named agencies / 6 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/IO/IM 100%
United States EMS Protocol Census, n=1 protocols from 0 named agencies / 1 states, updated Oct 2026
Named agencies with a page9
Agencies whose protocols are a public record are named here. Their own doses are on their own pages; this list carries no values.
- Central California Emergency Medical Services
- EMS Region VII Bioterrorism and All Hazards Preparedness Committee
- Franklin County Emergency Medical Services
- Lake County Emergency Medical System
- Lake Emergency Medical System
- New Mexico EMS Bureau
- North Central Oregon EMS Agencies
- Pettis County Ambulance District
- Washington County Emergency Medical Services