# General Injury and Trauma - Adult / Adolescent

Official OCEMS reference: SO-T-005.
Collection: Standing orders. Source topic: Trauma - 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: General Injury and Trauma - Adult / Adolescent 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

- [Glasgow Coma Scale](https://www.ocmedic.com/guides/gcs/): Score eye, verbal, and motor responses. Report each component and the total.
- [Trauma: bleeding, limb injury & TBI](https://www.ocmedic.com/guides/trauma/): Control hemorrhage, protect perfusion and ventilation, and recognize destination needs.
- [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.
- [Normal saline (0.9% sodium chloride)](https://www.ocmedic.com/guides/normal-saline/): Fluid resuscitation, pediatric bolus limits, and nebulized saline are different uses.

## Related official references

- [SO-T-015 - Amputation Injuries - Adult / Adolescent](https://www.ocmedic.com/reference/so-t-015-amputation-injuries-adult-adolescent/)
- [SO-T-020 - Crush Injury - Adult / Adolescent](https://www.ocmedic.com/reference/so-t-020-crush-injury-adult-adolescent/)
- [SO-T-025 - Taser - Adult / Adolescent](https://www.ocmedic.com/reference/so-t-025-taser-adult-adolescent/)
- [SO-T-010 - Traumatic Cardiopulmonary Arrest - Adult / Adolescent](https://www.ocmedic.com/reference/so-t-010-traumatic-cardiopulmonary-arrest-adult-adolescent/)

## Official source

- [Open the official document](https://www.ochealthinfo.com/sites/healthcare/files/2024-03/SO-T-05%20Gen%20Trauma%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)