Medication
Succinylcholine in US EMS protocols
100protocols
81named agencies
34states and regions
5indications
216dose entries
100% of 216machine-parsed
Includes 1 agency outside the US.
| Indication | Spread: box is the middle half, dot means most agree | Range |
|---|---|---|
| Other Adult, weight-based | 0.6 to 4 mg/kg median 1.5, n=30 | |
| Pediatric, weight-based | 0.6 to 2.25 mg/kg median 1.5, n=21 | |
| RSI induction Adult, weight-based | 1 to 2 mg/kg median 1.5, n=72 | |
| Pediatric, weight-based | 1 to 3 mg/kg median 2, n=48 | |
| RSI paralysis Adult, weight-based | Most use 1.5 mg/kg range 1 to 2 mg/kg, n=6 |
Too few protocols to chart yet (protocols in brackets): Agitation (1), Status epilepticus (1)
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 page80
Agencies whose protocols are a public record are named here. Their own doses are on their own pages; this list carries no values.
- Ada County-City Emergency Services System
- Adams, Benton, Franklin, Yakima Counties
- Alabama Department of Public Health Office of Emergency Medical Services
- Anderson County Emergency Medical Services
- Arizona Department of Health Services
- Ashwaubenon Public Safety, Howard Fire Rescue, & De Pere Fire Rescue
- BC Emergency Health Services
- Benbrook Fire Department
- BEST EMS
- Bonner County Emergency Medical Services
- Brownsville Rural Fire District, Halsey-Shedd Fire Protection District, Jefferson Fire District, Lebanon Fire District, Scio Fire District & Sweet Home Fire & Ambulance District
- Brunswick County EMS
- Cabarrus County EMS
- Central Arizona Regional EMS
- Charleston County EMS
- Chelan/Douglas/Okanogan/Grant County
- Clark County EMS (Washington)
- Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Department of Emergency Services
- Coos County Emergency Medical Services
- Cowlitz County EMS Council
- Craven, Jones, Pamlico Counties EMS
- Dane County EMS System
- Department of Aviation Medicine
- Dorchester County EMS
- East Baton Rouge Parish Department of Emergency Medical Services
- Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue
- Galveston Area Ambulance Authority
- Greenville County Emergency Medical Services
- Hunt County EMS
- Idaho EMS Physician Commission
- Illinois Region VIII Emergency Medical Services
- Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services
- Lake County Emergency Medical System
- Lake Emergency Medical System
- Lane County Medical Control Board
- Laurens County Emergency Medical Services
- Levy County Department of Public Safety
- Lincoln County EMS
- Louisville Metro EMS
- Marion County
- Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems
- McKinney Fire Department
- MEP (Medical Emergency Partnership) in partnership with SSM Health
- Miramar Fire Rescue Department
- Nebraska Medicine Division of Prehospital and Emergency Medical Services
- Nevada EMS Program
- New Hampshire Bureau of Emergency Medical Services
- New Jersey Department of Health
- New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Systems
- North Carolina Office of Emergency Medical Services (NC OEMS)
- Northeast Ohio Regional EMS Protocol Committee
- Northeastern Montana Stat Air Ambulance Cooperative
- Northwest Arkansas Regional EMS
- Northwest Region Emergency Medical Services & Trauma Care Council
- Ocala/Marion County/The Villages Public Safety EMS
- Okaloosa County EMS
- Old Dominion EMS Alliance, Inc.
- Osage Ambulance District
- Pend Oreille County Emergency Medical Services
- Pettis County Ambulance District
- Region 1 Emergency Medical Services
- Region One Metropolitan Ambulance Council
- Region One Metropolitan Ambulance Council (MAC)
- Reno County Emergency Medical Services
- Rhode Island Department of Health – Center for Emergency Medical Services
- Routt County EMS
- Rowan County Emergency Services EMS Division
- Salem Fire Department
- South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) Division of EMS
- South Plains Emergency Medical Services
- Spokane County EMS
- Stanly County EMS
- State of Hawaiʻi Department of Health, Emergency Medical Services & Injury Prevention System Branch
- State of Nebraska
- Stevens County Emergency Medical Services
- Susquehanna Regional EMS
- Thurston County Medic One
- Vermont Department of Health
- Washington County Emergency Medical Services
- West Virginia Department of Health, Office of Emergency Medical Services
Cite this
United States EMS Protocol Census, Succinylcholine: n=100 protocols from 81 named agencies / 34 states, as of 2026-10-31