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Medication

Calcium Gluconate in US EMS protocols

117protocols
95named agencies
39states and regions
16indications
582dose entries
100% of 582machine-parsed

Includes 4 agencies outside the US.

IndicationSpread: box is the middle half, dot means most agreeRange
Beta-blocker / calcium-channel-blocker overdose Adult1000 to 3000 mg median 2000, n=51
Pediatric, weight-based20 to 100 mg/kg median 60, n=37
Pediatric, weight-based0.5 to 0.6 mL/kg median 0.6, n=5
Cardiac arrest Adult1000 to 3000 mg median 3000, n=9
Pediatric, weight-based30 to 100 mg/kg median 60, n=9
Crush injury Adult1000 to 3000 mg median 2000, n=9
Pediatric, weight-based20 to 60 mg/kg median 20, n=8
Hyperkalemia Adult1000 to 3000 mg median 2000, n=80
PediatricMost use 1000 mg range 1000 to 2000 mg, n=5
Pediatric, weight-based20 to 100 mg/kg median 60, n=48
Pediatric, weight-based0.5 to 0.6 mL/kg median 0.5, n=5
Other Adult500 to 3000 mg median 1000, n=58
Adult4 to 30 mL median 10, n=14
PediatricMost use 1000 mg range 500 to 2000 mg, n=5
Pediatric1 to 4 mL median 2, n=7
Pediatric, weight-based20 to 100 mg/kg median 50, n=33
Trauma / hemorrhage Adult1000 to 3000 mg median 1000, n=6

Too few protocols to chart yet (protocols in brackets): Asystole / PEA (1), Bradycardia (4), Burns (5), Eclampsia / pre-eclampsia (2), Hypotension / shock (1), Obstetric hemorrhage (1), Seizure (1), Narrow-complex tachycardia (1), Traumatic arrest (1), VF / pulseless VT (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 page91

Agencies whose protocols are a public record are named here. Their own doses are on their own pages; this list carries no values.

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United States EMS Protocol Census, Calcium Gluconate: n=117 protocols from 95 named agencies / 39 states, as of 2026-10-31

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Training reference compiled from published protocols. Not a clinical order. Verify with your agency and medical director.