Good Samaritans can now be guided to automated external defibrillators (AEDs) to help them respond to people experiencing cardiac arrest, while they wait for paramedics to arrive.      

The GoodSAM app works by alerting registered responders when someone near them goes into cardiac arrest and a Triple Zero (000) call has been received, with the app guiding volunteers to administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) while an ambulance is dispatched, buying precious time.

The incorporation of the NSW public access defibrillator registry into the free, lifesaving GoodSAM app, means responders will now be able to see if an AED is located near a person experiencing cardiac arrest and use it to improve that person’s chance of survival, with already over 4300 AEDs on the GoodSAM AED registry.

Thirty lives have been saved thanks to the assistance of GoodSAM volunteers, with more than 7,300 people signing up to be responders; 12 of those 30 patients benefited from a lifesaving AED prior to the arrival of NSW Ambulance Paramedics.

More information on the GoodSAM app can be found by heading to the NSW Ambulance website.