Glucagon in US EMS protocols
Includes 4 agencies outside the US.
| Indication | Spread: box is the middle half, dot means most agree | Range |
|---|---|---|
| Anaphylaxis Adult | All use 1 mg n=14 | |
| Beta-blocker / calcium-channel-blocker overdose Adult | 1 to 5 mg median 2, n=112 | |
| Pediatric | Most use 0.5 mg range 0.5 to 1 mg, n=25 | |
| Pediatric, weight-based | 0.05 to 0.1 mg/kg median 0.1, n=51 | |
| Hypoglycemia Adult | Most use 1 mg matches NASEMSO range 0.5 to 2 mg, n=183 | |
| Pediatric | Most use 0.5 mg range 0.5 to 1 mg, n=109 | |
| Pediatric, weight-based | Most use 0.1 mg/kg range 0.05 to 0.2 mg/kg, n=55 | |
| Other Adult | Most use 1 mg range 0.5 to 3 mg, n=46 | |
| Pediatric | 0.5 to 1 mg median 0.75, n=33 | |
| Pediatric, weight-based | 0.05 to 0.1 mg/kg median 0.1, n=16 |
Too few protocols to chart yet (protocols in brackets): Bradycardia (5), Cardiac arrest (1), Cardiogenic shock (1), Hypotension / shock (2), Neonatal resuscitation (1), Seizure (2), Status epilepticus (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 page168
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
- Ada County-City Emergency Services System
- Adams, Benton, Franklin, Yakima Counties
- Alabama Department of Public Health Office of Emergency Medical Services
- Ambulance Victoria
- Anderson County Emergency Medical Services
- Annaville Fire Department
- Arizona Department of Health Services
- Arlington EMS System
- Ashwaubenon Public Safety, Howard Fire Rescue, & De Pere Fire Rescue
- Aurora Fire Rescue
- BC Emergency Health Services
- Benbrook Fire Department
- Berkeley County EMS
- Berrien County Medical Control Authority
- Bonner County Emergency Medical Services
- Boulder County Protocol Committee
- Brilliant Fire Department
- Brownsville Rural Fire District, Halsey-Shedd Fire Protection District, Jefferson Fire District, Lebanon Fire District, Scio Fire District & Sweet Home Fire & Ambulance District
- Brunswick County EMS
- Cabarrus County EMS
- Calhoun County EMS System
- Campbell County Emergency Medical Service
- Central Arizona Regional EMS
- Central California Emergency Medical Services
- Charleston County EMS
- Chaves County EMS
- Chelan/Douglas/Okanogan/Grant County
- City of Austin / Austin-Travis County EMS System
- Clark County EMS System
- Clark County EMS (Washington)
- Coastal Valleys EMS Agency
- Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Department of Emergency Services
- Coos County Emergency Medical Services
- County of San Diego Emergency Medical Services
- Cowlitz County EMS Council
- Craven, Jones, Pamlico Counties EMS
- Dallas Fire-Rescue
- Dane County EMS System
- Davidson County Emergency Services
- Daviess County EMS
- DC Fire and EMS
- Denver Health Paramedic Division
- Department of Aviation Medicine
- Department of Health Services, County of Los Angeles
- Dorchester County EMS
- East Baton Rouge Parish Department of Emergency Medical Services
- EMS Region VII Bioterrorism and All Hazards Preparedness Committee
- Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department
- Fern Creek Fire and Emergency Medical Services
- FirstHealth of the Carolinas
- Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue
- Fort Worth Regional EMS System
- Franklin County Emergency Medical Services
- Giles County EMS
- Grant County
- Greater Elgin Area EMS System
- Greenville County Emergency Medical Services
- Hays County ESD 9 EMS
- Haywood County EMS System
- Hunt County EMS
- Idaho EMS Physician Commission
- Illinois Emergency Medical Services for Children
- Illinois Region VIII Emergency Medical Services
- Inland Counties Emergency Medical Agency
- Iowa County Ambulance Service
- Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services
- Kern County Public Health
- Kosciusko County Paramedics
- La Porte County Emergency Medical Service
- Lake County Emergency Medical System
- Lake Emergency Medical System
- Lane County Medical Control Board
- Laurens County Emergency Medical Services
- Levy County Department of Public Safety
- Lincoln County EMS
- Louisville Metro EMS
- Maine Emergency Medical Services
- Manatee County Emergency Medical Services
- County of Marin EMS
- Marion County
- Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems
- Massachusetts Office of Emergency Medical Services
- Mauston Area Ambulance
- Mecklenburg EMS Agency
- MEP (Medical Emergency Partnership) in partnership with SSM Health
- MetroCare Services and Abilene Fire Department
- Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
- Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) / Midland Gladwin MCA
- Ministry of Health, Emergency Health Regulatory and Accountability Branch
- Miramar Fire Rescue Department
- Montana Board of Medical Examiners
- Montgomery County Hospital District
- Mountain West Ambulance
- Muskegon County
- Nash County Emergency Medical Services
- National Emergency Medical Services
- Nebraska Medicine Division of Prehospital and Emergency Medical Services
- Nevada EMS Program
- New Hampshire Bureau of Emergency Medical Services
- New Jersey Department of Health
- New Mexico EMS Bureau
- New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Systems
- North Carolina Office of Emergency Medical Services (NC OEMS)
- North Central Oregon EMS Agencies
- Northeast Ohio Regional EMS Protocol Committee
- Northeastern Montana Stat Air Ambulance Cooperative
- Northwest Arkansas Regional EMS
- Northwest Community EMS System
- Northwest Region Emergency Medical Services & Trauma Care Council
- Norton Sound Health Corporation
- Ocala/Marion County/The Villages Public Safety EMS
- OCEMS
- Office of the EMS Medical Director for Kansas City, Missouri
- Oklahoma State Department of Health
- Old Dominion EMS Alliance, Inc.
- Osage Ambulance District
- Palm Beach Gardens Fire Rescue
- Pend Oreille County Emergency Medical Services
- Peninsulas EMS Council, Inc.
- Pennsylvania Department of Health, Bureau of Emergency Medical Services
- Platte Valley Ambulance Service
- Queensland Ambulance Service
- Rappahannock EMS Council
- Region 1 Emergency Medical Services
- Region 4 EMS
- Region X EMS
- Regional Emergency Medical Advisory Committee of New York City
- Reno County Emergency Medical Services
- Rhode Island Department of Health – Center for Emergency Medical Services
- Richland County Emergency Medical Services
- County of Riverside EMS Agency
- Routt County EMS
- Rowan County Emergency Services EMS Division
- Salem Fire Department
- Salt Lake County EMS
- Santa Barbara County Public Health Department
- Santa Cruz County EMS Agency
- Sierra – Sacramento Valley EMS Agency
- South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) Division of EMS
- South Plains Emergency Medical Services
- Southern Fox Valley EMS System
- Spokane County EMS
- Stanislaus County Emergency Medical Services Agency
- Stanly County EMS
- State Board of Emergency Medical, Fire, and Transportation Services
- State of Hawaiʻi Department of Health, Emergency Medical Services & Injury Prevention System Branch
- State of Nebraska
- Stevens County Emergency Medical Services
- Susquehanna Regional EMS
- Tennessee Emergency Medical Services
- The Williamson County EMS System
- Three Rivers Ambulance Authority & Fort Wayne Fire Department
- Thurston County Medic One
- Tidewater Emergency Medical Services Council, Inc.
- Tippecanoe Emergency Ambulance Service
- Tri-County Emergency Medical Control Authority
- UNM EMS Consortium
- Utah Department of Public Safety, Bureau of Emergency Medical Services
- UTSW/Parkland BioTel EMS System
- Vermont Department of Health
- Virgin Islands Fire & Emergency Medical Services
- Wake County EMS System
- Washington State Department of Health
- Weber County Paramedic Program
- West Virginia Department of Health, Office of Emergency Medical Services
- Wilson County Emergency Management Agency
- Wilson County ESD #4
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United States EMS Protocol Census, Glucagon: n=208 protocols from 172 named agencies / 50 states, as of 2026-10-31