# Burn (Thermal, Electrical, Chemical) - Adult

Official OCEMS reference: SO-E-005.
Collection: Standing orders. Source topic: Environmental - ALS Standing Orders.
Population: Adult / adolescent. Scope: ALS.
Source index update: April 1, 2024. 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: Burn (Thermal, Electrical, Chemical) - Adult 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

- [Burns & smoke inhalation](https://www.ocmedic.com/guides/burns/): Support oxygenation, address pain and perfusion, and recognize burn-center referral criteria.
- [Fentanyl](https://www.ocmedic.com/guides/fentanyl/): Adult and pediatric analgesia, route-specific doses, and the young-child base-contact requirement.
- [Morphine sulfate](https://www.ocmedic.com/guides/morphine/): Adult formulation-dependent doses and pediatric weight-based analgesia.
- [Oxygen](https://www.ocmedic.com/guides/oxygen/): Adult and pediatric oxygen delivery, ventilation support, and condition-specific exceptions.

## Related official references

- [SO-E-010 - Diving - Decompression Sickness / Air Embolism - Adult / Adolescent](https://www.ocmedic.com/reference/so-e-010-diving-decompression-sickness-air-embolism-adult-adolescent/)
- [SO-E-015 - Non-Fatal Drowning](https://www.ocmedic.com/reference/so-e-015-non-fatal-drowning/)
- [SO-E-030 - Snake Envenomation](https://www.ocmedic.com/reference/so-e-030-snake-envenomation/)
- [SO-E-025 - Thermal](https://www.ocmedic.com/reference/so-e-025-thermal/)

## Official source

- [Open the official document](https://www.ochealthinfo.com/sites/healthcare/files/2024-03/SO-E-05%20Burn%204-2024_0.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)