Virginia to Outfit all EMS Agencies with Handtevy System

PRESS RELEASE

RICHMOND, VA—After an extensive evaluation process, the Virginia Department of Health, Office of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) announced January 5, 2022 that it has chosen to offer the Handtevy suite of lifesaving tools to EMS agencies in the commonwealth.

Handtevy is a national leader in pediatric emergency technology, and their partnership with the Virginia Office of EMS will provide the Handtevy resuscitation system to all EMS agencies in the commonwealth, a release states.

 “The Virginia Office of EMS is very excited to enter into this collaboration with Virginia’s Regional EMS councils and Handtevy to bring this technology to the EMS system,” said Gary Brown, director, Virginia Office of EMS. “Giving pediatric patients the highest level of treatment and transport has always been a priority for our office, and this collaboration will serve to enhance that level of treatment now, and in the future.”

The Handtevy resuscitation system will empower Virginia EMS agencies to consistently deliver the highest-quality emergency care to approximately 8.6 million residents, the release states. The rollout will be paired with Handtevy’s educational offerings, which include the nationally accredited Handtevy Course.

The company’s core technology solution, Handtevy Mobile, will also be deployed on cellular devices, including tablets and cellphones, putting lifesaving technology at EMS teams' fingertips. 

EMS personnel and other frontline healthcare professionals in all 50 states use Handtevy Mobile to obtain accurate medication dosing for pediatric emergencies in seconds. These doses are customized around each department’s unique formulary and seamlessly cross over to the electronic health record to ensure timely and precise documentation. 

Included with Handtevy Mobile is CPR Assist, an app feature that leads high-performance EMS teams through the CPR bundle. By 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 Peter Antevy, MD, a nationally recognized expert in the field of prehospital pediatrics. He is a pediatric emergency medicine physician at Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital and EMS medical director for Davie Fire-Rescue, Coral Springs Fire Department, Southwest Ranches Fire Rescue and American Ambulance. Antevy is associate medical director for Palm Beach County Fire Rescue and serves as president of the Greater Broward EMS Medical Directors’ Association, an organization whose providers serve the 1.5 million residents of Broward County, Florida.

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