patient's Apple Watch -- useful on a call !

[kaisardog]

just attended a mandatory professional rescuer refresher. I and the instructor were the only one wearing apple watches. asked him why he thought, he said : had a call recently where a bike rider took a header and smacked his he'd on the concrete. after Apple Watch received no 'I'm OK' signal, watch sent a 911 with gps location. EMS paramedic unit responded quickly , took the victim asap to the ER he had a fractured skull and brain bleed.

I made sure my own emergency fall detection was turned on on my watch, to be sure.

a lot of my older relatives who hate the "little help me I ve fallen and cant get up: wearable buttons might be more inclined to wear a cool apple watch for fall detection. we'll see. .

 

[Tigger]

We go all the time on falls and traffic accidents that didn’t happen but Apple Watch sure thought it did.

 

[johnrsemt]

Not a watch but phone, it was interesting to watch the patient's Blood Glucose increase with D-10; funny thing his wife was 10 minutes behind his phone. She kept calling to tell me I was letting him die, when his phone and my glucometer both said it was going up.

 

[planetmike]

I just got a family member an Apple Watch. It has been much more reliable than her old "fallen and can't get up" button. She is also more active in keeping it charged, vs the old button thing that had a dead battery a couple days every week.

 

[NomadicMedic]

We’re dispatched on Apple Watch “crash detection” calls that are unfounded almost every day.

 

[Kavsuvb]

I have an Apple watch and especially the apple watch SE. Their fall detection is great and I can see Apple making it more standard as part of their watch. I have seen more apps lately come out with crash detection and even SOS apps that send help. Especially in the Maritime area, it will cut down on SAR cases because we can go by the GPS coordinates

 

[CCCSD]

I have an Apple watch and especially the apple watch SE. Their fall detection is great and I can see Apple making it more standard as part of their watch. I have seen more apps lately come out with crash detection and even SOS apps that send help. Especially in the Maritime area, it will cut down on SAR cases because we can go by the GPS coordinates

As long as it’s within cell coverage… Not many cell towers at sea.

 

[DesertMedic66]

As long as it’s within cell coverage… Not many cell towers at sea.

Apples new SOS feature relies on satellites to relay a call for help so no cell towers are needed.

 

[CCCSD]

Apples new SOS feature relies on satellites to relay a call for help so no cell towers are needed.

Ah. No wonder all those false reports are pouring in…

 

[Kavsuvb]

Apples new SOS feature relies on satellites to relay a call for help so no cell towers are needed.

You got stuff like this.

SPOT Satellite Communication Devices | Saved by SPOT | US

SPOT sells affordable satellite safety devices, delivering reliable location-based tracking, messaging and lifesaving SOS technology. SPOT products monitor your location, connecting to emergency responders while out of cellular range.

www.findmespot.com

inReach® Satellite Communicators | Messengers | Garmin

Stay safe off-the-grid with inReach® satellite communicators. Features include two-way text messaging (satellite subscription required), SOS trigger, and GPS.

www.garmin.com

Even Apple iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro models has the feature as well.

Use Emergency SOS via satellite on your iPhone 14

With iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro models, you can use Emergency SOS via satellite to text emergency services when you're out of cellular and Wi-Fi coverage. You can also use the Find My app to share your location with people via satellite.

support.apple.com

Here's how EPIRB's work. https://www.boatus.org/epirb/work/

Here's an example of the USCG's Rescue 21 system.