US EMS Protocol Census
Indication

Dextrose for Cardiac arrest

1,335 under review12 sources10 named agencies10 statesas of 2026-09-20

Pediatric weight-based dosing has a median of 500 mg/kg across 6 published protocols, with the middle half between 500 and 500.

12sources
10named agencies
10states
15entries
10named here

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

Pediatric, weight-basedmg/kg

6sources
5named agencies
5states
6entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
500500500500500

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 50%
  • IV/IO 50%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=6 protocols from 5 named agencies / 5 states, updated Sep 2026

Adultmg

5sources
3named agencies
5states
5entries
1kept as written
minp25medianp75max
1250025000250002500050000

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 60%
  • IV 40%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=5 protocols from 3 named agencies / 5 states, updated Sep 2026

AdultmL

2sources
2named agencies
2states
2entries
1kept 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

Pediatric, weight-basedmL/kg

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

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.