Goodsam

26/07/2025

GoodSAM has been featured in 3 BBC News articles in a little over a week. All are for different aspects of what the platform does.

Click the links to see the full articles or watch the BBC Breakfast feature of Video assisted CPR by East of England Ambulance: https://vimeo.com/1104158743

GoodSAM Video helping Summer Wildfires with Norfolk Fire Brigade:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c7vry8jr299o

GoodSAM Alerting Launch with South Central Ambulance Service:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq6mqpgmlryo

This video is a report by BBC Breakfast on the proposed use of GoodSAM Video to guide 999 callers through CPR

27/11/2024

15/10/2024

This 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://goodsamapp.org/cardiac

09/10/2024

Officers across Cambs (and our neighbouring counties Beds and Herts) have helped resuscitate more than 100 people suffering heart attacks thanks to the life-saving Goodsam app 📱👍

Here is just one of those stories - our very own Sergeant Andy Caruana outside St Ives police station with Ewan, who he helped to save 🥰 As a result Andy also campaigned for a defibrillator to be put outside the station 🙌

You can read more about that specific story on our website: https://orlo.uk/St-Ives-Defib_YVCsU

You can read more about the GoodSAM story on our news page: https://orlo.uk/News_g65mz

17/08/2024

👍 A man whose life was saved in by members of the public, an off-duty paramedic and a police officer has since met up with those who helped him in his hour of need.

In early May, Marco Desider was on Grange Road, heading to the train station to meet family, when he suffered a cardiac arrest.

He was discovered on the floor unresponsive by Claire Leverington and her partner Clayton Garrick. They were joined by David Williams and off-duty paramedic Rob Allmey.

Rob started CPR, while 999 was being dialled and Clayton went to get a defibrillator from First Garden City Homes.

David took over the CPR, while Rob got his medical equipment out. Rob opened Marco’s airway and delivered breaths to support the CPR in progress.

🚔 A GoodSam alert was answered by PC Callum Ellis who was at Letchworth Police Station just starting a shift. He drove to Grange Road and took over the CPR until other paramedics arrived. Clayton returned with the defibrillator, and it was used on Marco. Marco’s pulse was restored, and he was taken to hospital for treatment.

During his time at hospital, he had a quadruple by-pass and returned home at the beginning of June to continue his recovery and enjoy watching the Euros.

👋 On Friday 28 June, Marco met with PC Ellis, Rob, David and Claire.

💬 Marco said: “I struggle to find the right words to express how deeply grateful I am to each of them. When I suffered a cardiac arrest, their quick thinking, skill, and selflessness saved my life.

"They gave me the greatest gift anyone could give; more time with my loved ones, more moments to cherish, and a future I almost lost. Thank you for being my heroes. I will never forget what you did for me, and I will carry this profound gratitude with me every day. With all my heart, thank you.”

👮‍♂️ PC Ellis, added: “We are truly thankful that David, Claire and Clayton stopped to help Marco, without them he would not be here today with us.

“It is not often we get to share the good work that members of the public do for us in the emergency services. I am very pleased to see Marco back on his feet and we are all very grateful to the paramedics who came to assist in his ongoing treatment to hospital.

“GoodSam is an application used by the ambulance service which notifies any emergency service personnel that someone is having a medical episode in their nearby area. It is a fantastic tool to have as we can be administering first aid or even CPR prior to the ambulance arriving, giving the patient the best possible chance of recovery.”

05/12/2023

On International Volunteer Day 2023 we want to say a huge thank you to all the volunteers who use the GoodSAM Responder app to complete support tasks and attend alerts within their local communities! 👏

12/10/2023

Well done to those that responded to a recent major incident, and wishing a swift recovery to those that suffered smoke inhalation or other injuries at the scene.

It was great to hear how the GoodSAM Multi-Agency sharing features were used exactly as designed during this incident, and this type of incident is exactly why this part of our platform exists. With two button clicks, Bedfordshire Police were able to rapidly share their thermal imaging drone feed in real time and in Full HD into the Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service control room, and to front line resources. No wires or third party equipment required. Lift > Stream > Share.

Both services had immediate access to the best possible imagery without delay. In addition, fire commanders on the ground were also able to live stream themselves via GoodSAM using mobile devices, providing the best possible situational awareness to all involved.



Photo Credit: Bedfordshire Fire & Rescue

13/09/2023

GoodSAM was good news for a little Australian boy who went into cardiac arrest after a backyard accident.

Fortunately two GoodSAM responders, Robert and Natasha were nearby and came to the aid of little Grayson who was successfully resuscitated and is back to his energetic two-year-old self.

Robert and Natasha are also SA Ambulance Service volunteers but were off-duty when they received the GoodSAM alert.

16/05/2023