State of Hawai‘i Adopts Handtevy System to Improve Pediatric and Adult EMS Care

The State of Hawai‘i's Emergency Medical Services (EMS) has partnered with Handtevy, a national leader in point-of-care emergency technology, to provide its award-winning mobile application and training program to all state-licensed EMS agencies. The Handtevy system will be accessible to all ground-based, 911-responding services in Hawai‘i, empowering EMS teams to consistently deliver the highest quality emergency care to both pediatric and adult patients.

The Handtevy system is a mobile application that provides access to accurate medication dosing, equipment sizing, protocol sets, and point-of-care checklists for EMS clinicians within seconds. The app is further enhanced by an award-winning metronome, a cutting-edge feature that expertly guides frontline personnel during critical CPR and defibrillation. In addition to this, it smoothly integrates with Hawai‘i’s EMS electronic health record platform, providing seamless, real-time documentation of interventions, thereby improving patient outcomes and operational efficiency.

During the week of May 8th, 2023, Handtevy's nationally accredited educational course, widely adopted throughout the US, successfully certified over 40 instructors across the state, equipping EMS personnel with the latest knowledge, skills, and resources to confidently provide the highest quality care for all sick and injured patients.

“We are excited to bring this cutting-edge technology to front-line EMS clinicians in Hawai‘i. EMS personnel will now have access to the latest lifesaving tools and techniques, ultimately leading to more lives saved,” said Dr. Alvin C. Bronstein, chief of EMSIPSB. “This unique initiative focuses on the special needs of sick and injured children and represents a significant milestone in the state’s delivery of pre-hospital pediatric emergency care.”

The Handtevy System is supported by the state's Emergency Medical Services for Children program (EMSC) and funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under the EMSC State Partnership Grant. Federal funding for the Handtevy System was made possible through the dedicated efforts of the late Hawai‘i U.S. Senator Daniel K. Inouye, who championed the legislation that established the EMSC program.

"We are excited to work with Hawai'i's EMS agencies and to support their efforts to improve emergency care for the 1.4 million residents of the state," said Dr. Peter Antevy. "The combination of Handtevy's mobile application and educational resources will provide Hawai'i's EMS professionals with the tools they need to make a difference in the lives of those who reside on the islands, as well as the millions who visit each year."

For more information on the Handtevy system, please visit http://www.handtevy.com or contact the Hawai'i State Department of Health's Emergency Medical Services & Injury Prevention System Branch (EMSIPSB), which houses Hawai‘i's EMS for Children (EMSC) Program.