Communities across NSW will benefit from easier to find lifesaving Automated External Defibrillators (AED) following the launch of an AED map on the NSW Ambulance website and the GoodSAM app.
The map pinpoints the location of around 5,313 registered AEDs including those in the Shoalhaven and Southern Highlands.
The GoodSAM program, a partnership between NSW Ambulance and the GoodSAM responder app, has already helped save 80 lives in NSW since its launch in 2023. Twenty-six of those lives were saved with the help of an AED.
The app works by alerting registered volunteers when someone nearby suffers a cardiac arrest and a Triple Zero (000) call has been received. Volunteers can choose to respond and provide CPR while an ambulance is dispatched. If an AED is nearby, the app will guide responders to it, improving the patient’s chance of survival.
You don’t need formal CPR or first aid training to register as a GoodSAM responder—just be 18 or older and willing to provide chest compressions, which are easy and safe to perform.
One lucky survivor of a cardiac arrest was Kent Ross, who at age 49, collapsed before a round of golf. Thankfully, his friends recognised he was having a cardiac arrest before delivering CPR and a shock from an AED. He has since made a full recovery.
To register as a GoodSAM volunteer, please visit: ambulance.nsw.gov.au/goodsam
To view the AED map, visit: ambulance.nsw.gov.au/get-involved/locate-an-aed
