# Automated External Defibrillator (AED)

Official OCEMS reference: SO-FR-003.
Collection: Standing orders. Source topic: First Responder Standing Orders.
Population: All / see source. Scope: First responder.
Source index update: March 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: Automated External Defibrillator (AED) 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

- [SO-FR-001 - First Responder: Naloxone Administration](https://www.ocmedic.com/reference/so-fr-001-first-responder-naloxone-administration/)
- [SO-FR-005 - Nasopharygeal Airway (NPA)](https://www.ocmedic.com/reference/so-fr-005-nasopharygeal-airway-npa/)
- [SO-FR-004 - Oropharyngeal Airway (OPA)](https://www.ocmedic.com/reference/so-fr-004-oropharyngeal-airway-opa/)
- [SO-FR-002 - Oxygen Administration](https://www.ocmedic.com/reference/so-fr-002-oxygen-administration/)

## Official source

- [Open the official document](https://www.ochealthinfo.com/sites/hca/files/2021-05/SO-FR-003%20Automated%20External%20Defibrillation%20%28AED%29%20%2803-18-2021%29.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)