US EMS Protocol Census
Indication

Calcium Chloride for Hyperkalemia

1,335 under review111 sources99 named agencies34 statesas of 2026-09-20

Adult dosing has a median of 1000 mg across 103 published protocols, with the middle half between 1000 and 1000.

111sources
99named agencies
34states
207entries
98named here

1,335 rows are under review across the census and excluded from every number on this page. How that works.

Adultmg

103sources
91named agencies
32states
116entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
5001000100010001000

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

Routes

  • IV/IO 78%
  • IV 22%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=103 protocols from 91 named agencies / 32 states, updated Sep 2026

Pediatric, weight-basedmg/kg

73sources
65named agencies
26states
78entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
1020202020

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

Routes

  • IV/IO 69%
  • IV 30%
  • IO 1%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=73 protocols from 65 named agencies / 26 states, updated Sep 2026

Adult, weight-basedmg/kg

6sources
6named agencies
4states
6entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
1012.5202020

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

Routes

  • IV/IO 67%
  • IO 17%
  • IV 17%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=6 protocols from 6 named agencies / 4 states, updated Sep 2026

AdultmL

4sources
4named agencies
4states
4entries
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=4 protocols from 4 named agencies / 4 states, updated Sep 2026

Pediatricmg

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 Sep 2026

Adult, weight-basedmL/kg

1sources
1named agencies
1states
1entries
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=1 protocols from 1 named agencies / 1 states, updated Sep 2026

Named agencies

Agencies whose protocols are a public record are named here. Their own doses are on their own pages; this list carries no values.