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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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Interesting that the headline specifically says an electric bike as opposed to just bike.
Why so many “Apple Watch saves life…” articles recently?
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 have fall detection turned on while exercising. I had a massive endo on my mountain bike. I was pretty knocked around and the watch was preparing to dial 911 , I can really see the value now.