The Apple Watch 4 is credited to have saved another life as it helped a 67-year old reach hospital on time in Norway. According to a report by Norwegian website NRK, the man named Toralv Østvang was found unconscious with blood on face by authorities in the bathroom.
Police state that the man likely went to the bathroom in the middle of the night where he fainted and had a bad fall. Thanks to the fall detection feature in the latest Apple Watch 4, the man was wearing, that the emergency authorities were immediately alerted of his location when he did not respond after 1-minute of falling down. The man had reportedly had three fractures on his face.

Østvang thanks his Apple Watch 4 for saving his life as he did not carry a phone to bathroom that night. For those unaware, the new Fall Detection feature is automatically turned on for Apple Watch 4 users above 65 years.

How does the Apple Watch 4 Fall Detection feature work?

In ‘Fall Detection’ feature, the accelerometer and gyroscope, which measures up to 32 g-forces, along with custom algorithms are used to identify hard falls that could physically hurt you. Soon after a hard fall, the Watch Series 4 will by default analyse wrist trajectory and impact acceleration, to send the user an alert.

Users can either dismiss the alert (if the fall did not cause any injury) or the alert can be used to initiate a call to emergency services. If Apple Watch 4 senses immobility for 60 seconds after the notification, it will automatically call emergency services and send a message along with location to emergency contacts. This feature is available in all Apple Watch 4 models across all regions.

Source: gadgetsnow.com