Advancing Pediatric Readiness and Prehospital Innovation with Dr. Peter Antevy

Summary

Becker’s Healthcare Podcast
Episode: Advancing Pediatric Readiness and Prehospital Innovation with Dr. Peter Antevy
Date: March 30, 2026

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Episode Overview

This episode features Dr. Peter Antevy, a leading pediatric emergency and EMS physician, founder, and chief medical officer at Handtevy. Dr. Antevy discusses the critical need for pediatric readiness in emergency care, innovations in prehospital care such as blood transfusions on ambulances, and shares leadership advice drawn from his personal journey in healthcare innovation. The conversation emphasizes the life-saving impact of data-driven solutions and the transition from legacy tools to digital platforms in pediatric emergency medicine.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Dr. Peter Antevy’s Background and the Origin of Handtevy (00:20–01:50)

• Dr. Antevy is a pediatric emergency physician and EMS director for several major Florida fire departments.
• Handtevy was founded as a direct response to a significant medical error Dr. Antevy made in 2005—a tenfold medication overdose in a pediatric patient due to bedside calculation errors.
• Handtevy provides real-time, weight-based medication dosing and equipment sizing at the point of care, serving EMS and emergency departments across the U.S. with digital tools.

Notable Quote:

"The origin story is actually where we should get started because in 2005 I made a tenfold medication error on a five year old girl...and that's because I was doing math right there at the bedside."
— Dr. Peter Antevy [00:28]

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2. Trends in Pediatric Emergency Medicine & Readiness (02:00–04:13)

• A major 2026 trend is ensuring “pediatric readiness” in every emergency department, in line with a joint policy statement (AAP, ACEP, ENA, ACS).
  • Recent data highlights most emergency departments are not adequately prepared for pediatric patients.
  • Pediatric readiness correlates with a 76% reduction in mortality among critically ill and injured children.
• Transition from outdated, printed tools (e.g., Broselow Tape) to adaptive, digital systems is urgent. Two Broselow Tape editions were recalled in 2025, underscoring the need for up-to-date, digital, and modifiable tools in pediatric emergency care.

Notable Quote:

"If you are a pediatric ready hospital, there's a 76% lower mortality for critically ill and injured kids. And that's a lot of lives that could be saved."
— Dr. Peter Antevy [02:50]

Memorable Moment:

• Emphasis on the timeliness of digital transformation, with legacy tools now obsolete and the healthcare system compelled to digitize pediatric emergency care processes.

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3. Prehospital Innovation: Blood Transfusion in Ambulances (04:27–05:35)

• Florida ambulances now carry and administer blood at the scene for hemorrhaging patients (trauma, OB emergencies, etc.).
  • Over 650 units distributed in Palm Beach and Broward counties.
  • Survival rate with prehospital transfusion is 88% if administered before cardiac arrest.
• Dr. Antevy is actively advocating for sustainable funding (CMS coverage and statewide support) to expand this initiative beyond major counties to all of Florida.

Notable Quote:

"If you did not go into cardiac arrest and we came and gave you blood before you died, you had an 88% survival."
— Dr. Peter Antevy [04:45]

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4. Advice for Evolving Healthcare Leaders (05:49–08:12)

• Dr. Antevy encourages leaders to persist with data-driven innovation, even when ideas appear "crazy" at first.
  • Initial skepticism was overcome as Handtevy’s impact became documented in peer-reviewed studies.
• Several landmark studies:
  • Rochester: 97% correct pediatric dosing after Handtevy integration (prior rate ~50%).
  • Polk County: 23% neurologically intact survival for pediatric cardiac arrest (national norm <10%).
  • Denver: Medication dosing accuracy improved from 50% to 89.4%.
  • Forthcoming data on improved adult cardiac arrest survival with CPR assist tool.
• Stresses the importance of independent evaluation of new healthcare tools and ongoing pursuit of better outcomes for patients.

Notable Quote:

"If you're going to be in this field of healthcare innovation, you have to lead with the data. And I would also say that other people need to be evaluating the product."
— Dr. Peter Antevy [06:41]

“Starting from a place where I made a big error to now knowing that more children and adults are living every single day is something that's very humbling, something that we're very proud of, and something that we continue to work hard [at] so we can continue to improve even upon those numbers.”
— Dr. Peter Antevy [07:50]

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5. Final Thoughts and Call to Connect (08:12–end)

• Dr. Antevy encourages listeners to connect with him on LinkedIn for ongoing discussion and collaboration.
• Expresses gratitude to healthcare professionals and invites feedback.

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Important Timestamps

• 00:20 – Dr. Peter Antevy describes his background and the founding of Handtevy
• 02:00 – Discussion on pediatric readiness and the national policy shift
• 04:27 – Innovations in prehospital care: bringing blood transfusions to ambulances
• 05:49 – Advice on healthcare leadership and the importance of data-driven change
• 08:12 – Closing remarks and invitation to connect on LinkedIn

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This episode provides firsthand insight into urgent, ongoing changes in pediatric emergency medicine—from digital transformation to prehospital interventions—through both data and personal narrative. Dr. Antevy’s journey highlights the potential and responsibility of healthcare innovation to save lives, especially among the most vulnerable patients.

Transcript

[A]

Hello and welcome to the Becker's Healthcare Podcast. My name is Chanel Bunger and today I have the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Peter Entevi, emergency and EMS physician and the founder and chief medical officer at Hand Tevy, who joins the podcast today to share insights into his background trends he's keeping an eye on and a bit more. Dr. Antebe, thank you so much for joining me today.

[B]

Thanks Chanel. Great to be here.

[A]

Of course. Well, to get us started, could you please share a little bit about your background and Hantavi?

[B]

Absolutely. So I'm a pediatric emergency medicine physician and EMS medical director here in South Florida. I also serve as the medical director for a number of fire departments, including Palm Beach County Fire Rescue and Brevard County Fire Rescue, two of the largest systems in the state. And I'm also the founder and chief medical officer of Hint Heavy. What Hint Heavy is. The origin story is actually where we should get started because in 2005 I made a tenfold medication error on a five year old girl. And this is after training at two of the top ten children's hospitals. I gave ten times more medicine than I was supposed to do. And that's because I was doing math right there at the bedside. And story still gets me because I then spent years after that trying to figure out the solution to that problem. And that's how Hen Tebbe was born. And, and it's been 16 years. And now I'm happy to say that we serve EMS and hospital emergency departments all across the 50 states and we provide real time weight based medication dosing, we give the equipment, sizing, scoring tools, all happening at the point of care, meaning that if someone's dying in front of you, adult or child, there are clinicians out there using our application right at that moment.

[A]

Got it, got it. That's amazing to hear. And now I'm curious to know what are the trends that you're currently watching either in emergency medicine, pre hospital research, or just healthcare overall?

[B]

Yeah. So there are so many topics that, that are trending now that I'm following to stay on topic. The biggest one for me is pediatric readiness. As many people in the hospital world know, in January of this year there's it was a joint policy statement released by aap, acep, ENA and the American College of Surgeons basically laying out that every emergency department needs to be ready to care for kids. There was some pretty large data sets that were published showing that very few hospital emergency departments today in this country are ready to take care of children. And the Data is pretty compelling. If you are a pediatric ready hospital, there's a 76% lower mortality for critically ill and injured kids. And that's a lot of lives that could be saved. And so many states now are actually passing legislation so that hospitals should become ready for pediatric emergencies. So that's something that we're focused on not just on the EMS side, but, but also on the hospital side. And the interesting thing is that the timing with what we do is that some people may know that in 2025 there were two editions of the Braslo tape that were recalled. First one was in May of 2025 and then another one in December of 2025. And Dr. Broszel was a legend. Unfortunately he passed away recently. But it really goes to show that having tools that are on printed cards and printed tapes are really something that started in the mid-80s. And now we haven't really moved forward towards digital tools and tools that can be used offline, medications that could be modified in real time so that we don't have to worry about having kind of cards and length based tapes that have to be replaced. So pediatric readiness is 2026 and all hospitals will be working towards improving their pediatric readiness, which I'm excited about.

[A]

That is exciting to hear. Thank you so much for walking us through that. And now it's hard to believe that we're already a quarter away through 2026. I'm curious to know what are you most focused on and excited about going through the rest of the year?

[B]

Yeah, so we have lots going on here in the state of Florida. I will say that about three years ago we started providing blood in the ambulances here in Palm beach county and in Broward County. So what does that mean? It means that if someone's hemorrhaging from any cause, trauma, medical hemorrhage, OB as an example, we now have the ability to bring that blood to the scene. And we've given in the two counties over 650 units and we have a survival of in the high 80s, like 88%. Meaning that if you did not go into cardiac arrest and we came and gave you blood before you died, you had an 88% survival. So I'm actually headed up to Washington D.C. on Wednesday. We're advocating so that the CMS can actually pay for that blood for EMS because it is cost prohibitive for many organizations. But that's kind of one of the bigger things that I'm working on now. And we're trying to get a statewide funding from the state of Florida so that we can get blood in all 67 counties.

[A]

That's great to hear. And now, as somebody who took a personal experience and turned it into a solution, I'd love to hear what advice you would give to evolving leaders looking to have that same impact in their careers as you have.

[B]

Yeah, that's a great question. I would say that when I started this and I came up with this crazy idea, many people thought it was crazy. In about 2008 time frame, I was talking to people and they kept telling me, where's the evidence? Where's the evidence? And I'm proud to say that over the years, many people have studied our product. And in fact, the last week, what I believe is a landmark study coming out of Rochester Dr. Maya Dorsett just published. They, after using our system and integrating it, now have a 97% correct pediatric dosing for medications in a very large EMS system. If you look at the prior studies, you have 50% of correct medication dosing for children, which seems pretty crazy when you hear that number. So this last paper is the highest ever reported correct medication dosing in kids. And after 16 years and after someone who made that tenfold medication error in 2005, I would say that if you're going to be in this field of healthcare innovation, you have to lead with the data. And I would also say that other people need to be evaluating the product. You should not be involved in the product evaluation. And so this is now the fourth big paper that's been done on Hent Heavy. The first one came out of Polk county, which showed a 23% neuro and tax revival for pediatric cardiac arrest. As many people know, the number in most places is under 10%. Another big study came out of Denver which showed that they went from 50% correct dosing to 89.4% correct dosing. And then there is the last one, now coming out of Denver, which is soon to be published, showing that using our CPR assist tool, they've had significant increases in adult survival from cardiac arrest. So starting from a place where I made a big error to now knowing that more children and adults are living every single day is something that's very humbling, something that we're very proud of and something that we continue to work hard so we can continue to improve even upon those numbers.

[A]

I love that. Well, Dr. And Toby, I want to thank you for your time today. But before I let you go, is there anything else that listeners should know?

[B]

Yeah, I would say that find me on LinkedIn. I think LinkedIn is a great place for all of us to interact. And just I would say thank you guys for all that you do and looking forward to hearing some feedback. Thank you.