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Indication

Calcium Chloride for Hyperkalemia

138 sources113 named agencies44 statesas of 2026-10-31

Adult dosing has a median of 1000 mg across 130 published protocols, with the middle half between 1000 and 1000.

138sources
113named agencies
44states
249entries
113named here

Includes 1 agency 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

130sources
105named agencies
42states
143entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
5001000100010001000

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/IO 81%
  • IV 19%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=130 protocols from 105 named agencies / 42 states, updated Oct 2026

Pediatric, weight-basedmg/kg

91sources
77named agencies
35states
93entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
1020202020

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/IO 82%
  • IV 18%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=91 protocols from 77 named agencies / 35 states, updated Oct 2026

Adult, weight-basedmg/kg

6sources
6named agencies
5states
6entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
410152020

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/IO 83%
  • IV 17%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=6 protocols from 6 named agencies / 5 states, updated Oct 2026

AdultmL

4sources
4named agencies
4states
4entries
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=4 protocols from 4 named agencies / 4 states, updated Oct 2026

Pediatricmg

2sources
2named agencies
2states
2entries
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=2 protocols from 2 named agencies / 2 states, updated Oct 2026

Pediatric, weight-basedmL/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 page113

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.