The Apple Watch saved the life of a 14-year-old boyin January 2024. He was at an altitude of more than 4,000 meters when the lack of oxygen made it increasingly difficult to breathe. People around the boy were able to use the Apple Watch's blood oxygenation measurement to communicate the information to emergency responders. Apple's connected watch has once again saved someone's life,this time after a serious road accident.
Apple Watch calls for help and saves man after car accident
Western Mass News reports the story of a man from Easthampton, a city in New York state, saved by his Apple Watch. On December 16, Brent Hill was driving his car when he began to feel nauseous. The man ends up losing consciousness,crosses his neighbor's garage and ends up in his swimming pool.«I didn't know what was happening, and when I saw the footage of my car careening down the street and crashing, I was shocked at how fast I was going“, he says.
Fortunately, Brent Hill comes to his senses and then hearsa small voice coming from his Apple Watch: it’s emergency services.The connected watch contacted them by itself thanks to its accident detection function. “If the emergency services had not contacted me through this watch and guided me, I would never have made it out. I didn't know where I was and this person (editor's note: on the phone) allowed me to stay calm. If this hadn't happened, I probably would have drowned», assures the miraculous.
When the resident of the home Brent Hill sped through called 911,the emergency services were already in contact with the victim thanks to the Apple Watch. The 55-year-old hopes his story will demonstrate how beneficial Apple's connected watch can be. Of course, the accident detection function should be found on theApple Watch Ultra 3 and SE 3 expected in 2025.
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