Apple Watch ‘Fall Detection’ Feature Saves 92-Year-Old Man’s Life

A 92-year-old American man has credited hisApple Watchwith saving his life after he fell 21-feet from a ladder last month. Jim Salsman, a retired farmer from Nebraska, is now recovering from a broken hip and other fractures after the accident.

According to a report from local news station KETV, Salman was trying to keep the pigeons away from the grain bin when he slipped and fell to the ground. Thereafter, theApple Watch auto-dialed 911using its fall-detection feature.“If I didn’t have this watch, I think that I would’ve been dead before anybody missed me,”Salsman said.

Apple introduced the revolutionaryfall-detection systemwith its Apple Watch Series 4 in 2018. While the emergency alerts featuresuffered from a few hiccupsinitially, it has since come a long way. More than a dozen people are still alive and kicking because of this feature.

An American man last September claimed that the devicesaved his father’s life after a biking accidentin the state of Washington. Just a month earlier, an epilepsy patient in Australia is also said to have beensaved because of the watch. Apparently, the Apple Watch called emergency services when she fell after having a seizure.

Ever since its launch, there have been several examples of the Apple Watch saving lives around the world. A US doctor last year saved a person’s life by using Apple Watch Series 4 on his wrist to detect atrial fibrillation (AFib). Also last year, the device alerted an Apple Watch user in the UK about his low heart-rate. It revealed a serious heart condition that ultimately needed surgery.

Apple Watch has certainly become the go-to smartwatch for users, especially with Appledoubling downon health features in watchOS. We can expect the company to talk about more such features and updates at WWDC 2020 next week. What are your expectations from watchOS 7?

Kishalaya Kundu

Passionate techie. Professional tech writer. Proud geek.

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