# Cardiopulmonary Arrest - Adult / Adolescent Non-Traumatic

Official OCEMS reference: SO-C-010.
Collection: Standing orders. Source topic: Cardiac - ALS Standing Orders.
Population: Adult / adolescent. Scope: ALS.
Source index update: February 18, 2021. 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: Cardiopulmonary Arrest - Adult / Adolescent Non-Traumatic 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

- [Adult cardiac arrest](https://www.ocmedic.com/guides/adult-cardiac-arrest/): Use the OCEMS arrest sequence, track medication totals, and coordinate post-ROSC destination.
- [Amiodarone](https://www.ocmedic.com/guides/amiodarone/): Separate cardiac-arrest dosing from treatment of unstable wide-complex tachycardia with a pulse.
- [Epinephrine](https://www.ocmedic.com/guides/epinephrine/): Anaphylaxis, cardiac arrest, and push-dose shock treatment: concentrations and age-specific rules.
- [Sodium bicarbonate](https://www.ocmedic.com/guides/sodium-bicarbonate/): Indication-specific adult treatment and pediatric dosing-chart guidance.

## Related official references

- [SO-C-045 - Cardiac Arrest with Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD)](https://www.ocmedic.com/reference/so-c-045-cardiac-arrest-with-left-ventricular-assist-device-lvad/)
- [SO-C-015 - Chest Pain of Suspected Cardiac Origin or Suspected Angina Equivalent Symptoms](https://www.ocmedic.com/reference/so-c-015-chest-pain-of-suspected-cardiac-origin-or-suspected-angina-equivalent-symptoms/)
- [SO-C-025 - Narrow Complex QRS Complex Tachycardia](https://www.ocmedic.com/reference/so-c-025-narrow-complex-qrs-complex-tachycardia/)
- [SO-C-030 - Narrow QRS Complex Tachycardia - Irregular Rhythm - Adult/Adolescent](https://www.ocmedic.com/reference/so-c-030-narrow-qrs-complex-tachycardia-irregular-rhythm-adult-adolescent/)
- [SO-C-020 - Symptomatic Bradycardia - Adult/Adolescent](https://www.ocmedic.com/reference/so-c-020-symptomatic-bradycardia-adult-adolescent/)
- [SO-C-040 - Wide QRS Complex Tachycardia with a Pulse - Adult/Adolescent](https://www.ocmedic.com/reference/so-c-040-wide-qrs-complex-tachycardia-with-a-pulse-adult-adolescent/)

## Official source

- [Open the official document](https://www.ochealthinfo.com/sites/hca/files/2021-06/SO-C-10%20Cardopulmonary%20Arrest%20-%20AdultAdolescent%20Non-Traumatic%20%2810-1-2021%29%20-%20Revised.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)