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Medication

Dextrose in US EMS protocols

226protocols
188named agencies
49states and regions
15indications
801dose entries
100% of 801machine-parsed

Includes 3 agencies outside the US.

IndicationSpread: box is the middle half, dot means most agreeRange
Cardiac arrest AdultMost use 25000 mg range 12500 to 50000 mg, n=10
Pediatric, weight-basedAll use 500 mg/kg n=8
Hyperkalemia AdultMost use 25000 mg range 12500 to 25000 mg, n=12
Hypoglycemia Adult10000 to 50000 mg median 25000, n=152
Adult50 to 250 mL median 125, n=48
Adult, weight-based1 to 5 mL/kg median 2, n=16
Pediatric7500 to 25000 mg median 12500, n=9
Pediatric, weight-basedMost use 500 mg/kg range 200 to 1000 mg/kg, n=73
Pediatric, weight-based2 to 10 mL/kg median 5, n=118
Other Adult10000 to 50000 mg median 25000, n=50
Adult50 to 250 mL median 112.5, n=14
Adult, weight-based1 to 5 mL/kg median 2, n=5
Pediatric7500 to 25000 mg median 11250, n=9
Pediatric, weight-basedMost use 500 mg/kg range 200 to 1000 mg/kg, n=28
Pediatric, weight-based1 to 5 mL/kg median 3, n=34
Seizure AdultMost use 25000 mg range 12500 to 25000 mg, n=11
Pediatric, weight-basedAll use 500 mg/kg n=7

Too few protocols to chart yet (protocols in brackets): Adrenal crisis (1), Asystole / PEA (1), Bradycardia (1), Crush injury (2), Hyperglycemia / DKA (1), Hyperthermia (1), Neonatal resuscitation (7), Sepsis (1), Status epilepticus (3), Stroke (2)

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 page184

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, Dextrose: n=226 protocols from 188 named agencies / 49 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.