Good Smartphone Activated Medics

Good Smartphone Activated Medics (GoodSAM) is a cross platform alerter/ first responder application for smartphones[1][2] co-founded by Mark Wilson, Ali Ghorbangholi and Ali Haddad in 2013.[3] When activated GoodSAM app intends to alert Emergency services as well as nearby individuals who have undergone life-support training and are able to offer aid before the arrival of emergency services to the location of the incident.[4]

Good Smartphone Activated Medics (GoodSAM)
Developer(s)Ali Ghorbangholi; Mark Wilson
Initial release2014 (2014)
Stable release
*Android:
Alerter 3.1 (October 26, 2014 (2014-10-26)) [±]
  • Android:
    Responder 3.0.2 (October 9, 2014 (2014-10-09)) [±]
  • iOS:
    Alerter 3.0.1 (November 8, 2014 (2014-11-08)) [±]
  • iOS:
    Responder 3.0.1 (November 8, 2014 (2014-11-08)) [±]
  • Windows Phone:
    Alerter 1.1.0.2 (September 14, 2014 (2014-09-14)) [±]
  • Windows Phone:
    Responder 1.0.0.0 (November 6, 2014 (2014-11-06)) [±]
Operating systemAndroid, iOS, Windows Phone
Available inEnglish, French, Spanish and Afrikaans
Websitegoodsamapp.org

Good SAM App has more than 5000 registered users including doctors, nurses, paramedics, fire fighters, police officers and potential patients.[5] Since its release the app has gained a multinational reputation in several countries including UK, Australia, Brazil, USA, Ireland, Spain and Finland.[6][7][8]

Overview

Good SAM is a free app[9] which is geared towards Android, iOS and Windows Phone.[10][11][12][13]

GoodSAM app is currently available in English, French, Spanish and Afrikaans.[14]

Coronavirus

GoodSam has been used in the UK to manage NHS volunteers in response to the coronavirus pandemic.[15]

References

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