# Non-Fatal Drowning

Official OCEMS reference: SO-E-015.
Collection: Standing orders. Source topic: Environmental - ALS Standing Orders.
Population: All / see source. Scope: ALS.
Source index update: April 1, 2017. 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: Non-Fatal Drowning 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 non-fatal drowning](https://www.ocmedic.com/guides/drowning/): Support oxygenation and ventilation, assess associated trauma, and use CPAP only in the appropriate conscious patient.

## Related official references

- [SO-E-005 - Burn (Thermal, Electrical, Chemical) - Adult](https://www.ocmedic.com/reference/so-e-005-burn-thermal-electrical-chemical-adult/)
- [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-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/hca/files/import/data/files/12028.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)