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Indication

Dextrose for Cardiac arrest

19 sources16 named agencies12 statesas of 2026-10-31

Adult dosing has a median of 25000 mg across 10 published protocols, with the middle half between 25000 and 25000.

19sources
16named agencies
12states
23entries
16named here

Doses far off from what other protocols give are likely misreads, so they are left out until checked. How that works.

Adultmg

10sources
7named agencies
8states
10entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
1250025000250002500050000

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 50%
  • IV/IO 50%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=10 protocols from 7 named agencies / 8 states, updated Oct 2026

Pediatric, weight-basedmg/kg

8sources
7named agencies
6states
8entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
500500500500500

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 50%
  • IV/IO 50%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=8 protocols from 7 named agencies / 6 states, updated Oct 2026

Pediatric, weight-basedmL/kg

3sources
3named agencies
2states
3entries
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=3 protocols from 3 named agencies / 2 states, updated Oct 2026

AdultmL

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

Named agencies with a page16

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.