# Abbreviations and Definitions

Official OCEMS reference: I-10.
Collection: Standing orders. Source topic: General ALS Standing Orders.
Population: All / see source. Scope: ALS.
Source index update: September 3, 2019. Source checked: 2026-09-16.

Independent OC Medic source briefing. The complete official document remains authoritative for exact requirements, exceptions, and clinical or administrative language.

## Document profile

- Document type: Clinical standing order
- Where it fits: Abbreviations and Definitions is an official standing-order reference used to verify assessment, treatment authority, base-contact triggers, and transport direction.
- Document note: Use the complete official document for mandatory wording, exceptions, definitions, and requirements that cannot be reduced safely to directory metadata.

## Use this source safely

- Match the patient, age group, presentation, and provider scope before applying a standing-order pathway.
- Verify medication doses, repeat limits, base-contact requirements, and transport language in the complete current document.
- Check current OCEMS notices and agency direction before field use.
- When the source and a summary differ, follow the current official document and medical or operational direction.

## Related OC Medic guides

- No dedicated guide is currently linked to this exact source. [Browse Standing orders](https://www.ocmedic.com/standing-orders/).

## Related official references

- [I-15 - Adult / Adolescent Standing Order Drug Guide](https://www.ocmedic.com/reference/i-15-adult-adolescent-standing-order-drug-guide/)
- [I-20 - Pediatric Medication Volume Dose by Weight](https://www.ocmedic.com/reference/i-20-pediatric-medication-volume-dose-by-weight/)
- [SO-ALS - ALS General Standing Orders - OCEMS Accredited Paramedic](https://www.ocmedic.com/reference/so-als-als-general-standing-orders-ocems-accredited-paramedic/)
- [SO-AEMT - Advanced EMT Standing Orders](https://www.ocmedic.com/reference/so-aemt-advanced-emt-standing-orders/)
- [SO-REL - Evaluation without EMS Treatment or Transport (Release in Field)](https://www.ocmedic.com/reference/so-rel-evaluation-without-ems-treatment-or-transport-release-in-field/)
- [SO-AMA - Signing Against Medical Advice (AMA) in the Field](https://www.ocmedic.com/reference/so-ama-signing-against-medical-advice-ama-in-the-field/)

## Official source

- [Open the official document](https://www.ochealthinfo.com/sites/hca/files/import/data/files/59453.pdf)
- [View the official source index](https://www.ochealthinfo.com/providers-partners/emergency-medical-services/ems-policies-procedures-standing-orders/ems-standing)
- [OCEMS notices and system updates](https://www.ochealthinfo.com/providers-partners/emergency-medical-services)