Volunteering with GoodSAM
If someone goes into cardiac arrest and Triple Zero (000) is called, up to three nearby GoodSAM volunteers will receive an alert through the GoodSAM Responder app. At the same time, ambulances are dispatched.
As a volunteer, you can choose to accept or decline an alert. You can decline at any time and for any reason – paramedics are always on the way.
If you accept an alert, the app tells you where to find the patient and the location of any nearby Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs).
If an AED is available on the way, you can collect it, travel to the patient, and start CPR. Once an ambulance arrives, on duty paramedics will take over.
Become a volunteer
You can become an GoodSAM volunteer if you are:
- 18 or over
- willing and able to perform CPR. Formal First aid or CPR training are not necessary. Learn how to do CPR.
How to become a GoodSAM volunteer:
- Register as a volunteer (https://www.goodsamapp.org/nsw)
You’ll need to provide some personal information and read and agree to the GoodSAM Code of Conduct.
- Verify your email address
After registering, you’ll get a confirmation email asking you to verify your email address. Check your spam or junk folder if you don’t receive it.
- Download the GoodSAM Responder App
Download the GoodSAM Responder app from the Apple or Google Play Store.
- Sign in
Once your details are verified (within 72 hours), you will receive another email asking you to sign into the app.
You can check on the progress of your registration by logging into the registration portal.