# Nausea / Vomiting - Pediatric

Official OCEMS reference: SO-P-090.
Collection: Standing orders. Source topic: Pediatrics - ALS Standing Orders.
Population: Pediatric. Scope: ALS.
Source index update: April 1, 2020. 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: Nausea / Vomiting - Pediatric 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

- [Nausea, vomiting & dehydration](https://www.ocmedic.com/guides/nausea-vomiting/): Manage airway risk, assess perfusion, and use the adult or pediatric antiemetic pathway.
- [Pediatric nausea / vomiting](https://www.ocmedic.com/guides/pediatric-nausea-vomiting/): Treat dehydration, protect the airway, and use ondansetron only within its age-specific pediatric order.
- [Ondansetron (Zofran)](https://www.ocmedic.com/guides/ondansetron/): Adult oral/IV treatment and the pediatric age-4-and-older ODT pathway.

## Related official references

- [SO-P-040 - Cardiopulmonary Arrest - Pediatric](https://www.ocmedic.com/reference/so-p-040-cardiopulmonary-arrest-pediatric/)
- [SO-P-035 - Acute Respiratory Distress - Pediatric](https://www.ocmedic.com/reference/so-p-035-acute-respiratory-distress-pediatric/)
- [SO-P-060 - Allergic Reaction / Anaphylaxis - Pediatric](https://www.ocmedic.com/reference/so-p-060-allergic-reaction-anaphylaxis-pediatric/)
- [SO-P-065 - Altered Mental Status - Pediatric](https://www.ocmedic.com/reference/so-p-065-altered-mental-status-pediatric/)
- [SO-P-025 - Amputation Injuries - Pediatric](https://www.ocmedic.com/reference/so-p-025-amputation-injuries-pediatric/)
- [SO-P-045 - Bradycardia - Pediatric](https://www.ocmedic.com/reference/so-p-045-bradycardia-pediatric/)

## Official source

- [Open the official document](https://www.ochealthinfo.com/sites/hca/files/2021-12/SO-P-90%20vomiting.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)