Apple Watch Saved Man’s Life By Automatically Dialing The Emergency

Launching last year, the Apple Watch Series 4 has been reported to save some users in several countries.

This year, the next generation of the Series 4 called the Apple Watch Series 5 was released. Both versions come with fall detection and heart monitors. And once again, the smartwatch has saved a person's life.

Gabe Burdett from Spokane, Washington, recently shared a post about his story on Facebook. Usually, Gabe goes mountain biking together with Bob, his father. This past weekend, their plan was to ride together. Unfortunately, on Sept 21, while Bob was riding out alone, he fell down badly.

As soon as Bob fell down, Gabe got an automated message since he had been registered as an emergency contact in his father's smart device. Besides texting Gabe, it also dialed the emergency services automatically.

The feature is called fall detection, first made its with the Series 4 of the Apple smartwatch. When a fall is detected, a notification will pop up on the screen, asking the user to snooze it by touching the screen. As the user can’t due to unconsciousness or injury, the Apple smartwatch will automatically call the emergency services as well as texting the emergency contacts, informing them of the incident.

The rescue services knew Bob needed help thanks to the notification sent from Bob’s smartwatch. The device also gave the exact location of him. And luckily, as Gabe got to the place, Bob had been admitted to a hospital nearby.

In the post on Facebook, Gabe described more details about the situation. As he and his brother arrived at the location that the Apple Watch located, his father had already gone. Soon later, he received another message from his father's watch, saying Bob had been moved to SHMC.

When Bob fell, he hit his head and became unconscious. He did not wake up until some time on the way to the hospital. His smartwatch dialed 911 along with his exact location and he was taken to a nearby hospital in no more than half an hour. His bike was found and sent back to the station with the help of the fire department. Gabe and his brother were already on the way as soon as they received the second location.

Until now, the Facebook post has received nearly 520,000 shares and the number is still rising. Bob is recovering now, thanks to the smartwatch.

The story shows that the Apple Watch is no longer just a stylish accessory but an essential health smart device. The smartwatch is not only for the elder who are likely to have accidents but also for the young users to protect themselves. Last but not least, the Watch can also detect atrial fibrillation as well as several heart conditions early before they seriously affect our health.