Ambulance Victoria App Fast-Tracks Urgent Care To People Suffering Cardiac Arrests – Healthcare IT NEWS
Ambulance Victoria recently launched GoodSAM across the state in partnership with St John Ambulance Victoria and other emergency services.
The progressive app is available for First Aid Responders, Doctors, Nurses and other qualified health professionals to sign up to be alerted if someone in their area suffers a cardiac arrest. It will prompt them to come to the sufferers assistance, potentially arriving before ambulance services and boosting the overall chance of survival.
Read more in this article from Healthcare IT NEWS.
HLTAID011 PROVIDE FIRST AID
Suitable for both people in workplaces and members of the public who would like a comprehensive first aid course.
HLTAID009 PROVIDE CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION
Learn the skills to perform life-saving (CPR) on an adult, child or infant who is unconscious and not breathing normally.
Defib in your street
After the successful launch in the Suburb of Reservoir in 2022, Defib in Your Street is currently aiming to make St Albans and the 3021 postcode the safest place in Australia to have a sudden cardiac arrest.
Find out more about the program.