Apple Watch Calls 911 After Ohio Man Collapses From Lung Blood Clots
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Updated · The Indian Express · Jul 30
Apple Watch Calls 911 After Ohio Man Collapses From Lung Blood Clots
3 articles · Updated · The Indian Express · Jul 30
Summary
Cincinnati resident Mohammad Islam was found unresponsive outside his home after collapsing while taking out trash, and his Apple Watch automatically summoned emergency help.
Doctors later discovered blood clots in his lungs and told him the rapid response may have been critical to getting treatment before the condition worsened.
Islam said he had no memory of the moments after the fall and only learned later that the watch had detected a hard fall, registered no response and placed the call itself.
Apple’s fall-detection feature is designed to call emergency services and alert contacts when a wearer remains motionless after a severe fall, a function Islam said he did not realize worked automatically.