Apple Watch saves man's life after hard fall from an electric bike
The Apple Watch is credited with saving another life after alerting authorities when a man fell from his electric bike and sustained a head injury.
At 1:30 am on January 22, the Hermosa Beach Police received an automatic emergency call stating that an Apple Watch owner had taken a hard fall. It then relayed his location information, directing emergency services to the scene.
When officers arrived, they found a man lying in the street next to his electric bike, bleeding profusely from the head, according to Fox LA.
The man was treated on-scene by the officers then transported to a local hospital for additional medical treatment. He was ultimately released several days later.
According to the report, social media reports were claiming that the fall was an attack or a crime of some sort. The local police say that it was a solo accident.
On Monday, it was reported that emergency services saved an unconscious man in Morrow, Georgia, after his Apple Watch detected a fall and alerted local authorities.
The Apple Watch isn't the only one of Apple's products being credited with saving lives, either. A New Jersey floral designer was able to use her AirPods to call 911 after sustaining a head injury in her studio.
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At 1:30 am on January 22, the Hermosa Beach Police received an automatic emergency call stating that an Apple Watch owner had taken a hard fall. It then relayed his location information, directing emergency services to the scene.
When officers arrived, they found a man lying in the street next to his electric bike, bleeding profusely from the head, according to Fox LA.
The man was treated on-scene by the officers then transported to a local hospital for additional medical treatment. He was ultimately released several days later.
According to the report, social media reports were claiming that the fall was an attack or a crime of some sort. The local police say that it was a solo accident.
On Monday, it was reported that emergency services saved an unconscious man in Morrow, Georgia, after his Apple Watch detected a fall and alerted local authorities.
The Apple Watch isn't the only one of Apple's products being credited with saving lives, either. A New Jersey floral designer was able to use her AirPods to call 911 after sustaining a head injury in her studio.
Read on AppleInsider
Comments
It’s great that this and other mobile devices can save lives and auto dial emergency services but honestly it is far from unusual in 2022.
I think these things need much more publicity. Few seem to understand how these watches can save lives and / or save people from a horrible future.
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208944
This article doesn't make it clear that a cellular Watch or a qualifying Watch paired to a nearby qualifying iPhone is required.
But this one does:
To use Emergency SOS on an Apple Watch that doesn't have cellular, your iPhone needs to be nearby. If your iPhone isn't nearby, your Apple Watch needs to be connected to a known Wi-Fi network and you must set up Wi-Fi Calling.
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT206983
iOS_Guy80 said:
Interesting that the headline specifically says an electric bike as opposed to just bike.
I was curious about that as well. Maybe AI mentioned it because of the social media rumors about it being some sort of attack. Most people might thing falling off of a bicycle wouldn't result in a similar injury and dismiss the article entirely. I don't know that there's any actual significance in its mention, but I think it benign at worst.
Edit: From https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/watch/apd4ea933124/watchos