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Indication

Nitroglycerin for CHF / pulmonary edema

178 sources147 named agencies45 statesas of 2026-10-31

Adult dosing has a median of 0.4 mg across 177 published protocols, with the middle half between 0.4 and 0.4.

178sources
147named agencies
45states
224entries
144named here

Includes 2 agencies outside the US.

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

Adultmg

177sources
146named agencies
45states
203entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
0.30.40.40.41.2

Values in mg. One value per source (that source's median), so a document listing a medication five times still gets one vote.

Routes

  • SL 93%
  • IV/IO 3%
  • IV 2%
  • ODT 1%
  • IV/SL 1%
  • SL/TOP 1%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=177 protocols from 146 named agencies / 45 states, updated Oct 2026

Adultinch

20sources
19named agencies
14states
20entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
0.51112

Values in inch. One value per source (that source's median), so a document listing a medication five times still gets one vote.

Routes

  • TOP 65%
  • TD 30%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=20 protocols from 19 named agencies / 14 states, updated Oct 2026

Adultspray

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

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

Routes

  • SL 100%

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

Named agencies with a page144

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.