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Indication

Phenylephrine for Hypotension / shock

20 sources10 named agencies14 statesas of 2026-10-31

Adult dosing has a median of 0.05 mg across 17 published protocols, with the middle half between 0.05 and 0.05.

20sources
10named agencies
14states
27entries
10named here

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

Adultmg

17sources
7named agencies
12states
21entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
0.040.050.050.050.1

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 57%
  • IV/IO 43%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=17 protocols from 7 named agencies / 12 states, updated Oct 2026

Adult, weight-basedmg/kg

4sources
2named agencies
3states
4entries
0kept as written

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

Routes

  • IV 50%
  • IV/IO 50%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=4 protocols from 2 named agencies / 3 states, updated Oct 2026

AdultmL

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

Pediatric, weight-basedmg/kg

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 page10

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.