LINCOLN, Neb. — Six Lincoln Fire and Rescue paramedics were recognized on July 27 for helping save a child’s life using a pediatric emergency app during a critical call.
Dr. Peter Antevy, the Florida emergency physician who developed the Handtevy app, presented the recognition. The app helps paramedics quickly determine age- and weight-based medication dosages and other treatment information for pediatric patients, allowing crews to deliver accurate care during emergencies, 1011 Now reported.
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In a letter to Lincoln Fire and Rescue, Antevy said he personally reviews every case submitted to Handtevy and that this one immediately stood out.
“En route, you used crew resource management and the Handtevy app to identify your priorities, airway equipment, medication dosing, defibrillation settings,” Antevy wrote. “You showed up ready. That preparation is not an accident. That is a culture that starts long before any given call.”
Antevy said he created Handtevy to help EMS crews be ready when pediatric emergencies happen. He presented each of the six paramedics with a Handtevy challenge coin in recognition of their lifesaving efforts.
The exact details of the pediatric call were not reported.
