US EMS Protocol Census
Indication

Dextrose for Hypoglycemia

1,335 under review158 sources138 named agencies40 statesas of 2026-09-20

Adult dosing has a median of 25000 mg across 115 published protocols, with the middle half between 15000 and 25000.

158sources
138named agencies
40states
322entries
134named here

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

Adultmg

115sources
98named agencies
36states
121entries
3kept as written
minp25medianp75max
1000015000250002500050000

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 68%
  • IV 26%
  • PO 3%
  • IO 2%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=115 protocols from 98 named agencies / 36 states, updated Sep 2026

Pediatric, weight-basedmL/kg

83sources
76named agencies
29states
88entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
225510

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

Routes

  • IV/IO 80%
  • IV 19%
  • IO 1%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=83 protocols from 76 named agencies / 29 states, updated Sep 2026

Pediatric, weight-basedmg/kg

49sources
43named agencies
18states
50entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
2005005005001000

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 54%
  • IV 38%
  • IO 2%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=49 protocols from 43 named agencies / 18 states, updated Sep 2026

AdultmL

35sources
34named agencies
13states
38entries
3kept as written
minp25medianp75max
50100125200250

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

Routes

  • IV/IO 76%
  • IV 24%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=35 protocols from 34 named agencies / 13 states, updated Sep 2026

Adult, weight-basedmL/kg

14sources
12named agencies
11states
19entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
12355

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

Routes

  • IV/IO 68%
  • IV 32%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=14 protocols from 12 named agencies / 11 states, updated Sep 2026

Pediatricmg

4sources
3named agencies
3states
4entries
3kept as written

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

Routes

  • PO 50%
  • IV 25%
  • IV/IO 25%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=4 protocols from 3 named agencies / 3 states, updated Sep 2026

Adult, weight-basedmg/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 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.