KERPA Selects Handtevy Pediatric Resuscitation System

PRESS RELEASE

Handtevy, a leading provider of pediatric emergency technology, announced Nov. 22, 2021, that it has partnered with KERPA (Kootenay Emergency Response Physicians Association) to provide their Handtevy Pediatric Resuscitation System to all EMS physicians in the program.

After passing rigorous testing and evaluation, KERPA chose Handtevy’s flagship solution, Handtevy Mobile, as their go-to, frontline lifesaving tool.

“The Kootenay Region is largely a rural and remote wilderness,” said Dr. Nicholas Sparrow, MBBS, BSC, CCFP-EM, president of KERPA. “We send a licensed physician who must deliver extensive lifesaving care in the field due to response and transportation times. Handtevy Mobile gives us the ability to access complex medication doses, in seconds, when it matters most.”

KERPA serves the Kootenay Region of British Columbia, Canada. This innovative program sends a volunteer EMS physician into the field to respond to some of the most critical 9-1-1 calls in the area. After an extensive evaluation process, KERPA has selected the Handtevy Pediatric Resuscitation System to outfit their ERP1 Vehicle with lifesaving tools to treat critically ill and injured children.

Handtevy Mobile’s breakthrough technology allows EMS and other emergency healthcare professionals to obtain accurate medication dosing for pediatric emergencies rapidly, at the point of care. The medications and equipment listed in Handtevy Mobile are customized to KERPA’s unique formulary, a feature that will reduce errors and ultimately save children and adult lives across the region.

Handtevy Mobile will be deployed on phones and tablets throughout KERPA to ensure the highest level of pediatric emergency care at the highest levels of excellence in the field.

"We're proud to team up with KERPA and their vital mission to serve the residents of the Kootenay’s,” Peter Antevy, MD, founder and chief medical officer of Handtevy. “KERPA physicians must take all the best tools with them to rugged environments and Handtevy puts a suite of lifesaving solutions in the palm of their hands."

The rollout will be paired with Handtevy’s nationally acclaimed instructor course that will allow KERPA to onboard new physicians quickly.

Included with Handtevy Mobile is CPR Assist, an app feature that leads high-performance EMS teams through the highly regimented CPR bundle. Using auditory and visual cues provided by the app, clinicians accurately maintain compression and ventilation rates, defibrillate as needed, and administer accurate medications and equipment, all while documenting the event in real time.

Handtevy was founded by Dr. Peter Antevy, a nationally recognized expert in the field of prehospital pediatrics. His passion for solving this complex issue stemmed from a medication error he made early in his career that led him to drastically impact currently accepted practice. He is a pediatric emergency medicine physician at Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital and serves as EMS medical director for Davie Fire-Rescue, Coral Springs Fire Department, Southwest Ranches Fire Rescue and American Ambulance.

Antevy is also associate medical director for Palm Beach County Fire Rescue and president of the Greater Broward EMS Medical Directors’ Association, an organization whose providers serve the 1.5 million residents of Broward County, Florida.

Antevy was awarded the Raymond H. Alexander EMS Medical Director of the Year Award in 2014 and in 2018 he was named the National EMS Medical Director of the Year by the NAEMT. He also was honored as one of the 2015 Top Ten Innovators in EMS by Journal of Emergency Medical Services (JEMS).

For more information on the Handtevy System contact info@handtevy.com or visit the Handtevy website.