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“Gabe’s STAT app has been able to take away those calculations that may encounter human error and already have them taken care of,” says Emma Roka, a nurse for STAT MedEvac. “That way, we’re able to take care of patients in those precious seconds. As a flight #paramedic for STAT MedEvac in Pittsburgh, Gabe knew firsthand how difficult the job was. Flight paramedics care for critically ill or injured patients while transporting them to the hospital. To perform that job, they use a wide range of reference materials — flight protocols and radio channels, as well as clinical tools like information on drug dosing and assessing a stroke. For many years, it was difficult to get that information quickly while in flight. “If you needed to check your protocols, you’d have to pull out your protocol book from your pocket,” Gabe says. “If you wanted to do drug calculations, you had to pick some third-party app or pull out your calculator and do it the old-fashioned way. If you wanted to do a str...

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