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If a person is suffering such severe effects of hypoglycemia that they cannot ( due to combativeness ) or should not ( due to seizures or unconsciousness ) be given anything by mouth, medical personnel such as EMTs and paramedics, or in-hospital personnel can establish IV access and give intravenous dextrose, concentrations varying depending on age ( infants are given 2 ml / kg dextrose 10 %, children are given dextrose 25 %, and adults are given dextrose 50 %).

Care must be taken in giving these solutions because they can cause skin necrosis if the IV is infiltrated, sclerosis of veins, and many other fluid and electrolyte disturbances if administered incorrectly.

If IV access cannot be established, the patient can be given 1 to 2 milligrams of glucagon in an intramuscular injection.

More treatment information can be found in the article diabetic hypoglycemia.