US EMS Protocol Census
Indication

Dextrose for Other

1,335 under review35 sources29 named agencies18 statesas of 2026-09-20

Adult dosing has a median of 25000 mg across 24 published protocols, with the middle half between 25000 and 25000.

35sources
29named agencies
18states
64entries
27named here

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

Adultmg

24sources
21named agencies
15states
27entries
2kept as written
minp25medianp75max
1000025000250002500050000

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 59%
  • IV 41%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=24 protocols from 21 named agencies / 15 states, updated Sep 2026

Pediatric, weight-basedmL/kg

16sources
12named agencies
8states
19entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
11.75255

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=16 protocols from 12 named agencies / 8 states, updated Sep 2026

Pediatric, weight-basedmg/kg

9sources
9named agencies
6states
9entries
0kept as written
minp25medianp75max
5005005005001000

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 67%
  • IV/IO 33%

United States EMS Protocol Census, n=9 protocols from 9 named agencies / 6 states, updated Sep 2026

AdultmL

5sources
5named agencies
3states
5entries
2kept as written
minp25medianp75max
20205050100

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 60%
  • IV/IO 40%

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

Adult, weight-basedmL/kg

2sources
2named agencies
2states
3entries
0kept as written

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

Routes

  • IV/IO 67%
  • IV 33%

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

PediatricmL

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.