{"id":85389,"date":"2025-05-08T19:21:14","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T19:21:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/85389\/"},"modified":"2025-05-08T19:21:14","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T19:21:14","slug":"apple-watch-comes-to-the-rescue-as-man-faces-breathing-trouble","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/85389\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple watch comes to the rescue as man faces breathing trouble"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a long list of health scares averted by the Apple<\/a> Watch, we now have a new one to add. A Reddit user named Taylor recently shared a life-saving moment where his Apple Watch came to the rescue during a severe breathing episode.As Taylor recounts, he was suddenly hit with intense shortness of breath, causing him to black out and fall face-down on the pavement. At that critical moment, the Apple Watch\u2019s fall detection feature kicked in, sensing the fall and lack of movement. It immediately contacted emergency services, ensuring help arrived just in time.
Taylor shared his experience in a Reddit post, explaining that he had been dealing with a cold and cough, initially brushing it off as just seasonal or possibly even COVID-19 symptoms. \u201cI thought it was just a lingering cold or some strange COVID symptoms\u2014mostly shortness of breath,\u201d he wrote. However, what started as an ordinary day soon took a dangerous turn. \u201cNothing unusual until one evening after work.\u201d
While walking through a nearly empty parking lot, Taylor suddenly felt dizzy and lightheaded before losing consciousness. \u201cI barely made it to the back of my car before I blacked out. The next thing I know, I\u2019m waking up, face-down on the pavement, and my Apple Watch is buzzing, flashing SOS,\u201d he recalled.<\/p>\n

The watch\u2019s fall detection feature kicked in, automatically dialing Emergency SOS. In his disoriented state, Taylor accidentally stopped the call, but by that time, emergency services had already been alerted. \u201cI mistakenly ended the call (don\u2019t do what I did), but thankfully, 911 called me back right away. I was able to tell them what happened and that I needed help,\u201d he shared.<\/p>\n

Taylor was later rushed to the emergency room, where doctors discovered multiple blood clots in his lungs, one of which was blocking oxygen to his heart. \u201cThe ER doctor told me that if help hadn\u2019t arrived so quickly, I had about a 50\/50 chance of not making it,\u201d he shared.This incident highlights just how crucial health and emergency features in wearables, especially the Apple Watch, have become\u2014evolving from helpful tools to potential life-savers. With features like satellite calling, heart rate alerts, and SOS, the Apple Watch has integrated powerful emergency functionalities over the years. In this case, it was the Fall Detection and Emergency SOS capabilities that came to the rescue, detecting Taylor\u2019s hard fall and automatically connecting him with emergency services.How Apple watch’s Fall Detection and SOS work<\/p>\n

Apple’s Fall Detection feature uses advanced sensors and motion algorithms, like the accelerometer and gyroscope, to monitor your movement. If a user experiences a hard fall, the watch triggers an alarm and displays an alert. If the user remains unresponsive for about a minute, it automatically calls emergency services and shares their location.<\/p>\n

The Emergency SOS function allows users to quickly contact emergency services by pressing and holding the side button on the watch. If configured, it also sends a message to the user’s emergency contacts with their location. As Apple explains, \u201cWhen the call ends, your Apple Watch will send your emergency contacts a text message with your current location, unless you choose to cancel.\u201d<\/p>\n

In Taylor\u2019s case, once the Emergency SOS was triggered, his wife\u2014who was 35 miles away\u2014received an alert, knowing exactly where he was in real time. \u201cShe knew something was wrong and knew exactly where I was,\u201d Taylor recalled.<\/p>\n

How to set up the Emergency and health features on Apple watchTo ensure these features are enabled:<\/p>\n

– Turn on Fall Detection: Open the Apple Watch app on your iPhone, go to Emergency SOS, and toggle Fall Detection on. It’s automatically activated for users over 55, but younger users can enable it manually.<\/p>\n

– Add Emergency Contacts: Open the Health app on your iPhone. Tap your profile picture, then tap Medical ID > Edit. Scroll down to Emergency Contacts to add or update them.<\/p>\n

– Fill Out Your Medical ID: Open the Medical ID section on your iPhone and add vital information like blood type, allergies, and medical conditions. This information can be accessed by first responders from your locked screen in an emergency.<\/p>\n

By ensuring these features are set up, you can have peace of mind knowing that your Apple Watch is ready to help in an emergency.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In a long list of health scares averted by the Apple Watch, we now have a new one…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":85390,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3160],"tags":[1662,41128,22195,41132,41129,41130,1685,41134,41131,41135,41133,53,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-85389","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-gadgets","8":"tag-apple","9":"tag-apple-watch-health-features","10":"tag-apple-watch-saves-life","11":"tag-breathing-trouble-emergency","12":"tag-emergency-sos-apple-watch","13":"tag-fall-detection-apple-watch","14":"tag-gadgets","15":"tag-how-to-set-up-apple-watch-features","16":"tag-medical-emergency-apple-watch","17":"tag-reddit-user-apple-watch","18":"tag-taylor-apple-watch-story","19":"tag-technology","20":"tag-uk","21":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114473840521031389","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85389","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=85389"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85389\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/85390"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=85389"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=85389"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=85389"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}