GoodSAM

This #WorldRestartAHeart day, we want to thank our amazing GoodSAM Responders! Please watch and share the video of just some of the lives saved. If you know CPR, please make sure you're registered with GoodSAM, so you can save lives around you too! https://lnkd.in/eNkwNsnM #CPRSavesLives #BystanderCPR

Imagine this: your phone buzzes with a GoodSAM alert letting you know that someone nearby needs CPR. Would you know what to do? That’s exactly what happened to BBC reporter Rich Preston, who stepped up and responded to his neighbour having a cardiac arrest. Read Rich’s story here: https://lnkd.in/ek5qXqwF

Have you completed our four interactive Lifesaver videos? You can use those skills to help save lives in your community! Register as a volunteer Goodsam cardiac arrest responder to be alerted to future emergencies in your neighbourhood. Learn more: lifesaver.org.uk

Well done Brendan and Ambulance Tasmania. A perfect example of how GoodSAM and dedicated responders such as yourself can make all the difference in those first few minutes following a cardiac arrest #CallPushShock #SavingLivesIsATeamEffort

Yesterday afternoon, a friend and I were about 50 meters from a cardiac arrest event on the street 🚶♂️ My GoodSam app went off and we responded (luckily my friend is also an ALS instructor) 🚨 After a couple of rounds of CPR, an intensive care paramedic arrived with a defib - which was attached and we had a shockable rhythm (VF), shock delivered via AED, PEA/CPR, then ROSC. 🫀 The Ambulance Tasmania team were as 🆒 as cucumbers, highly organised, efficient, and coordinated. It was like watching a well-rehearsed dance. 🕺 Time is off the essence in these scenarios ⏰, so now more than ever please download the GoodSam app if your jurisdiction has it and enrol if you are a BLS provider - make that your 2025 commitment 🎇🎆 Jordan Emery Tim Makrides PhD Dale Webster PSM Hon Jacquie Petrusma MP Department of Health, Tasmania GoodSAM https://lnkd.in/g7niUAMq

Today, on International Volunteer Day, we celebrate all the incredible volunteers who make a difference in our communities. 💙 A special shoutout to those particularly close to my heart—you inspire us all! Join me in thanking a volunteer today and share the love. 🙌 #IVD2024 #ThankYouVolunteers Life Saving Victoria Chevra Hatzolah Melbourne Inc GoodSAM TLC for Kids

12 MONTH ANNIVERSARY: It’s one year since NSW Ambulance launched the GoodSAM app and we are celebrating! Since launched,  39 lives have been saved thanks to registered volunteers who have stepped in to give CPR to someone having a cardiac arrest. The best chance of survival for anyone having an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is receiving chest compressions and defibrillation from an automated external defibrillator as soon as possible.  More than 8,000 people have registered as a GoodSAM volunteer and we can’t thank them enough. Signing up as a GoodSAM volunteer  increases the odds that someone nearby can help save a life by performing simple chest compressions in the first few minutes while paramedics arrive . To sign up and find out more about GoodSAM visit the NSW Ambulance website: https://lnkd.in/gct3wPfs

Sometimes you know it’s worth going that extra km. Yesterday was worth all 797 of them after our flight was cancelled 💪 Honoured to be the Franchise Council of Australia’s Social Responsibility Gold partner, we were energised by the passionate, successful and caring franchise community in SA 💚 GoodSAM was recently launched in SA and combining this with the initiation of the Automated External Defibrillators (Public Access) Act 2022, we will be helping SA franchises with the roll out of the Defibs, training and maintenance required. Stay tuned! 🙌 To enquire about forming a Shock Station™ Cardiac arrest response team in your area, first aid training or licensed first aid services at your next event, contact CFRA at info@cfra.org.au 🤩 To help us continue our mission of building communities and saving lives through response, go to cfra.org.au/donate 💚 #shocksquad #cfrashocksquad #theshocksquad #cpr #firstaid #cfra #communityfirstresponders #everysecondcounts #ambulance #goodsam #cardiacarrest #shocktober #restartaheartday #restartaheart #shockstations #shockstarters #shocksavers

📢 Is your EMS / ambulance service geared up to achieve first shock delivery in 6 minutes? A recent study in Circulation examines the impact of delays in delivering the first defibrillation shock for OHCA patients, specifically those with an initial shockable rhythm like ventricular fibrillation (VF). Analysing over 3,700 cases from the ARREST registry, the research reveals the profound effects of time on patient outcomes. 🔑 Key Findings: 6-Minute Window: When the first shock was delivered within 6 minutes, VF was successfully terminated in over 93% of cases. Delays beyond this window significantly reduced the chance of VF termination. Each Minute Matters: Every additional minute from the emergency call to the first shock was linked to a 6% lower chance of successful defibrillation, a 4% drop in return to organized rhythm, and a 6% decrease in the likelihood of survival to hospital discharge. Fewer Shocks, Better Outcomes: Patients who received timely defibrillation required fewer shocks overall and had better survival rates. 🚑 What This Means for Emergency Response: The study underscores the need to achieve a first shock delivery within 6 minutes, suggesting this as a potential performance benchmark for EMS and ambulance services. Investing in strategically placed AEDs and use of community responder apps such as GoodSAM can enhance response times and save lives. 🌐 Improving the Chain of Survival: As the study highlights, reducing the time to the first shock is a key driver in increasing OHCA survival. As we see with high performing EMS and ambulance services around the world. prioritising fast, coordinated responses as part of your cardiac arrest system of care can transform patient outcomes. You can read more about this important research here: https://lnkd.in/gGphz57B #CallPushShock #AED #CardiacArrest #MeasureAndImprove #ItTakesASystemToSaveALife

It is amazing what can happen when you place the right tools in the hands of amazing people. I am super proud of Engineer Ruston and the men and women that serve in the Communications division of the SAFD.