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Indication

Glucagon for Hypoglycemia

190 sources157 named agencies47 statesas of 2026-10-31

Adult dosing has a median of 1 mg across 183 published protocols, with the middle half between 1 and 1.

190sources
157named agencies
47states
381entries
153named 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

183sources
152named agencies
47states
202entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
0.51112

Values in mg. One value per source (that source's median), so a document listing a medication five times still gets one vote.

Routes

  • IM 63%
  • IM/IN 20%
  • IN 5%
  • IM/SQ 5%
  • IM/IN/SQ 2%
  • IV/IM/SQ 2%
  • IV/IM/IN 1%
  • IV/IO/IM 1%
  • IV/IO/IM/IN 1%
  • IV/IM 1%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=183 protocols from 152 named agencies / 47 states, updated Oct 2026

Pediatricmg

109sources
87named agencies
40states
115entries
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

  • IM 59%
  • IM/IN 33%
  • IV/IM/IN 2%
  • IV/IM/SQ 2%
  • IV/IO/IM 2%
  • IM/SQ 1%
  • IN 1%
  • IV/IM 1%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=109 protocols from 87 named agencies / 40 states, updated Oct 2026

Pediatric, weight-basedmg/kg

55sources
47named agencies
22states
59entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
0.050.10.10.10.2

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

  • IM 68%
  • IM/IN 12%
  • IM/SQ 10%
  • IM/IN/SQ 3%
  • IN 3%
  • IV/IM/SQ 2%
  • IV/IO/IM/IN 2%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=55 protocols from 47 named agencies / 22 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

  • IM 50%
  • IM/IN 50%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=2 protocols from 1 named agencies / 2 states, updated Oct 2026

AdultmL

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

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

Routes

  • IM 100%

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

Adultunit

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

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

Routes

  • IM 100%

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

Pediatricunit

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

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

Routes

  • IM 100%

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

Named agencies with a page153

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.