Policy and Standing Order Update - October 2025 #5624 New and Updated Policies, Procedures, and Standing Orders EMS Policies Effective Immediately (Initial Release Date in Parentheses) 100.30 Emergency Medical Care Committee (EMCC) Bylaws (10/2025) 300.50 Emergency Receiving/Specialty Center Data Reporting Criteria (10/2025) EMS Policies Effective on April 1, 2026 (Initial...

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)...

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 (07-01-2021) I-20 Pediatric Medication Volume Dose By Weight (06-18-2025) I-35 Patient Status Guide (04/02/2012) Cardiac BH-C-010 Cardiopulmonary Arrest...

About FSAC The Food Safety Advisory Council (FSAC) works with Environmental Health's Food and Pool Safety Program in developing policies, regulations, and interpretive guides. FSAC also assists the food industry in understanding laws, regulations, and the reasoning behind them. FSAC is a collaborative effort between business and government, comprised of representatives from...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is issuing this Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory to share information and notify clinicians, public health authorities, and the public about recent New World screwworm (NWS) animal cases in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas, which shares a border with the U.S...

Introduction: Perinatal Mental Health (PMH) conditions, previously referred to as Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders (PMAD), can occur at any time during the perinatal period (that is, during pregnancy, post-loss, and/or postpartum), and can affect not only the pregnant or postpartum person, but also fathers and partners. PMH conditions include...

What We Do Meetings Committees Meet the BHAB The next BHAB meeting: BHAB General Meeting and BHAB Retreat January 28, 2026, 9:30 am - 3:30 pm In-person Meeting - 750 The City Drive South, Orange, CA 92868- Suite# 130 ** In-Person only, Virtual option not available for this one meeting...

(Santa Ana, CA) – A bat in the City of Rancho Santa Margarita has tested positive for rabies. The bat was found near the gate entrance along the Mesa Trail at O'Neill Regional Park, off El Camino Montana Road between El Lazo and Juniper Lane on Tuesday, January 20th, 2026...

In the early years of our lives, mothers are the center of our universe. They bring us life, they kiss our boo-boos, they read to us and tell us stories, they support our families emotionally and often financially, they shape us into the functioning adults we are today. Healthy moms...

Back to Land and Water In conformance with the California Health and Safety Code Sections 117400-117450, Orange County Environmental Health Liquid Waste Hauler Program is responsible for the registration of vehicles and vessels used to collect or dispose of nonhazardous liquid wastes from sources such as septic systems, portable toilets...