Life-Saving App Helps Responders Reach Cardiac Patients Faster

Life-saving app helps responders reach cardiac patients faster

The app alerts verified volunteers within 500 metres of a cardiac arrest incident, allowing them to begin CPR before emergency crews arrive.

App aims to get faster care to patients in cardiac arrest | South Central Ambulance Service

South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SCAS) and the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service (IWAS) have partnered with the GoodSAM Responder app, to reduce the response time to life-threatening cardiac arrest calls. After a call is received in the 999 ambulance control room, verified volunteers registered with the app are alerted to incidents taking place within 500 metres of their location. GoodSAM which stands for ‘Good Smartphone Acti…