A 92-year-old American man has credited his Apple Watch with 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.
Apple introduced the revolutionary fall-detection system with its Apple Watch Series 4 in 2018. While the emergency alerts feature suffered from a few hiccups initially, it has since come a long way. More than a dozen people are still alive and kicking because of this feature.
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.
