Life Saving Technology. Incredible.

[kairos12]

A friend of mine passed out and fell head first onto the floor and suffered terrible injuries. As he lives alone what he remembers waking up on an ambulance gurney.

How did that happen? After he fell, his Apple Watch signaled him and asked he if had fallen. He didn't respond. The watch then called his daughter in another state to notify her. I was unclear if she called 911 or the watch did automatically, either way, incredible.

Without this he surely would have died.

[zuul]

1. Wow. That's amazing.

Glad your friend survived.

[wcollar]

2. Tech is great when it works right.

I have an apple watch too. Was at a pro football playoff game last year. Everyone in the stands was screaming and clapping.
During a lull in the action I noticed my watch kept vibrating. I checked it and discovered it thought I had fallen and was on the verge of calling 911 for me!

[jaxexpat]

3. Easy fix.

Stay away from football

[FreeState]

7. So it worked as intended

It asked if you fell (it even got your attention in a loud crowed). That’s how it’s supposed to work.

[Lonestarblue]

4. I have a friend who has had heart surgery twice. The Apple watch is literally a life saver

monitoring his heartbeats (some afib problems) and connecting him to his doctors. I keep thinking I should splurge and get one, but the cost always stops me.

[FreeState]

8. They do go on sale so keep your eyes open

Amazon prime day had a great deal on them ($279 if I remember correctly). Apple also has refurbished ones with full warranties for less: https://www.apple.com/shop/refurbished/watch

[NJCher]

5. wonderful story

thank you for posting it!

On a similar but less dramatic turn of the same technology, I have to laugh at some of the gardeners at the community gardens where I supervise. They set up their Apple watches and iPhones so they can talk to their relatives while they weed their garden plots.

Now you might think this is kind of sad, but truth is a lot of these people are immigrants and this is their family time with people in their home country. Or at least that is what they tell me.

[ms liberty]

12. I don't think that's sad at all, I think it's awesome!

[rambler_american]

6. My smart watch

has asked me if I had fallen and needed help a half dozen times. In none of those cases had I fallen nor needed help, but what a wonderful life saving tool to have on my 78 year old wrist.

[Old Crank]

9. This can happen with bike helmets also

These days. They will alert 911 or something that you have crashed.
They who thing is pretty impressive.

[Deep State Witch]

10. My Aunt Was In A Car Accident

My 82-year-old aunt was in a car accident while she was driving through rural Pennsylvania with friends. They had gone up to see Longwood Gardens and were returning home to Maryland. Some kid who was on his phone t-boned them. My aunt's Apple Watch contacted her and alerted the police to within about 50 ft of the car's location. They were just getting out of the car when the cops arrived.

We keep trying to get my mother-in-law to get one, but she's tech-phobic.

[Control-Z]

11. Wow!

I do love modern technology!

[applegrove]

13. Do you need an apple phone for it to work? I have an android phone. N/T

[CottonBear]

14. Yes. Here's a link to a Macworld article about that:

Article about Apple Watch:

https://www.macworld.com/article/676595/does-an-apple-watch-work-without-an-iphone.html/amp

Samsung makes a smart watch. A new version will debut later this summer.

https://www.androidcentral.com/best-apple-watch-alternatives-android

[applegrove]

15. Thank you so much.