Tetracaine for Mild to moderate pain
Adult dosing has a median of 2 drop across 30 published protocols, with the middle half between 1 and 2.
Doses far off from what other protocols give are likely misreads, so they are left out until checked. How that works.
Adultdrop
| min | p25 | median | p75 | max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Values in drop. One value per source (that source's median), so a document listing a medication five times still gets one vote.
Routes
- OPH 94%
- TD 3%
- TOP 3%
United States EMS Protocol Census, n=30 protocols from 21 named agencies / 15 states, updated Oct 2026
Pediatricdrop
| min | p25 | median | p75 | max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Values in drop. One value per source (that source's median), so a document listing a medication five times still gets one vote.
Routes
- OPH 92%
- TD 4%
- TOP 4%
United States EMS Protocol Census, n=26 protocols from 18 named agencies / 12 states, updated Oct 2026
Named agencies with a page21
Agencies whose protocols are a public record are named here. Their own doses are on their own pages; this list carries no values.
- Academy of Medicine of Cincinnati
- Arlington EMS System
- Aurora Fire Rescue
- Berrien County Medical Control Authority
- Boulder County Protocol Committee
- Fern Creek Fire and Emergency Medical Services
- Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue
- Greater Elgin Area EMS System
- Laurens County Emergency Medical Services
- Massachusetts Office of Emergency Medical Services
- MEP (Medical Emergency Partnership) in partnership with SSM Health
- Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) / Midland Gladwin MCA
- Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) / West Michigan Regional MCC
- Miramar Fire Rescue Department
- Nebraska Medicine Division of Prehospital and Emergency Medical Services
- New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Systems
- Platte Valley Ambulance Service
- Tidewater Emergency Medical Services Council, Inc.
- Tri-County Emergency Medical Control Authority
- Vermont Department of Health
- Wilson County ESD #4