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Indication

Glucagon for Beta-blocker / calcium-channel-blocker overdose

116 sources97 named agencies37 statesas of 2026-10-31

Adult dosing has a median of 2 mg across 112 published protocols, with the middle half between 1 and 2.

116sources
97named agencies
37states
277entries
95named 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

112sources
93named agencies
36states
163entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
11225

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 38%
  • IV 28%
  • IV/IO/IM 14%
  • IV/IM 7%
  • IV/IO/IM/IN 4%
  • IM 2%
  • IM/IN 1%
  • IM/SQ 1%
  • IV/IM/IN 1%
  • IV/IM/IN/SQ 1%
  • IV/IM/SQ 1%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=112 protocols from 93 named agencies / 36 states, updated Oct 2026

Pediatric, weight-basedmg/kg

51sources
43named agencies
20states
71entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
0.050.060.10.10.1

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 51%
  • IV 25%
  • IV/IO/IM 20%
  • IV/IM 4%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=51 protocols from 43 named agencies / 20 states, updated Oct 2026

Pediatricmg

25sources
23named agencies
15states
37entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
0.50.50.50.51

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 27%
  • IV 22%
  • IV/IO/IM/IN 19%
  • IV/IM 16%
  • IV/IO/IM 11%
  • IM/SQ 5%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=25 protocols from 23 named agencies / 15 states, updated Oct 2026

Adult, weight-basedmg/kg

2sources
1named 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 1 named agencies / 2 states, updated Oct 2026

Adultunit

1sources
1named agencies
1states
2entries
0kept as written

Below 5 sources, so no distribution is published for this group — only the counts above.

Routes

  • IM 50%
  • IV/IO/IM 50%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=1 protocols from 1 named agencies / 1 states, updated Oct 2026

Pediatricunit

1sources
1named agencies
1states
2entries
0kept as written

Below 5 sources, so no distribution is published for this group — only the counts above.

Routes

  • IM 50%
  • IV/IO/IM 50%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=1 protocols from 1 named agencies / 1 states, updated Oct 2026

Named agencies with a page95

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.