Body About Public Health Services Public Health Services (PHS) is a multidisciplinary service area composed of six synchronized divisions— Clinical Services, Communicable Disease Control, Community and Nursing Services, Health Promotion, Environmental Health, and the OC Public Health Laboratory. PHS engages with an array of OC Health Care Agency (HCA) services, and...

Body The Behavioral Health Training Center is available for qualifying organizations and departments in Orange County and features flexible set-up options, ample parking for your guests and onsite support. Submit Training Center Request Form to reserve the Training Center.

Body Data Source: Orange County Medical Emergency Data System (OC-MEDS) The Daily APOT Monitor by ERC displays Ambulance Patient Offload Time (APOT) trends by Emergency Receiving Center (ERC) as documented by transporting EMS units of 9-1-1 patients. Note: The APOT time is defined as the time the ambulance wheels stop to...

Body Orange County EMS (OCEMS) maintains a system for receiving and processing applications for certification and licensing of Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs), Paramedics, and Mobile Intensive Care Nurses (MICNs) pursuant to the California Health & Safety code and OCEMS policies . The dashboard below will provide the user with information regarding...

Body California Statutes and Regulations CALIFORNIA HEALTH & SAFETY CODE - DIVISION 2.5 EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES CURRENT CALIFORNIA EMS REGULATIONS Orange County EMS Policy Manual - Table of Contents 010.00 - 099.99 - Authority / Administration 100.00 - 199.99 - Emergency Medical Care Committee and Subcommittees 200.00 - 299.99 - OCEMS...

Body Orange County EMS Standing Orders - Sections Advanced Life Support (ALS) Standing Orders Basic Life Support (BLS) Standing Orders First Responder Standing Orders Fire Service Authorized Registered Nurse (ARN) Standing Orders ALS Standing Orders - Table of Contents General ALS Standing Orders Cardiac - ALS Standing Orders Environmental - ALS...

Body Policy and Standing Order Update - April 1, 2026 #5626 Reminder and Clarification to October 1, 2025 Updated Polices, Procedures, and Standing Orders #5827 New and Updated EMS Policies, Procedures, and Standing Orders EMS Policies Effective Immediately (Initial Release Date in Parentheses) 300.31 OC-MEDS Data Dictionary (04/2026) 300.31 OC-MEDS Data...

Body EMS Procedures - Sections First Responder Procedures Basic Life Support (BLS) Procedures Advanced Life Support (ALS) Procedures First Responder Procedures PR Title Updated FR-010 Tourniquets 04/01/2018 Go to Top BLS Procedures PR Title Updated B-001 Pediatric Assessment Triangle 08/19/2019 B-002 Glasgow Coma Scale (Score) 04/01/2024 B-005 Spinal Motion Restriction (SMR)...

Body Base Hospital Guidelines - Administrative BH-AMA Signing Out Against Medical Advice (11-01-2025) Base Hospital Guidelines - Introduction I-05 Introduction (04-02-2012) I-10 Abbreviations and Definitions (10-05-2018) I-15 ALS Adult/Adolescent Standing Order Drug Guide (04-01-2026) I-20 Pediatric Medication Volume Dose By Weight (04-01-2026) I-35 Patient Status Guide (04/02/2012) Cardiac BH-C-010 Cardiopulmonary Arrest...