Apple Watch, if the owner is in trouble, can he automatically send a message?

The Apple Watch can automatically send a message when its owner is in trouble.

According to foreign media reports, Apple’s latest beta version of iOS 13.5 brings a new health app feature that will allow iPhone and Apple Watch users to automatically send Medical ID information to first responders. Once the Share Medical ID feature is enabled, it will push the information stored in the medical application to emergency services when the user calls 911 to provide important data for effective treatment.

Users can also choose to display Medical ID information on the iPhone's lock screen in an emergency.

With Medical ID, users can list personal-related health information, including allergies, medical conditions, blood type, medications, and more. Apple says: "iPhone and Apple Watch can automatically send your Medical ID information to the dispatcher who answers your call. This can speed up the process of getting the care you need."

In addition, Sharing Medical ID can is set to activate itself when the Apple Watch's fall detection is triggered. Both Apple Watch Series 4 and Series 5 have this feature. The Watch also offers an option to call emergency services, which will automatically issue an SOS when activated.

Medical ID*** is currently available in areas that support Enhanced Emergency Data, a feature that helps first responders locate users in times of distress by sending smartphone location data.

It is not uncommon for Apple Watch to save a user's life. Its built-in fall detection function can notify the user's emergency contact or ambulance service in an emergency, such as when the user accidentally falls. When unable to move.

Recently, there are examples abroad that have once again proved that the fall detection function of Apple Watch can really save a life.

According to foreign media Mothership, a motorcycle rider Muhammad Fitri was hit by a van in Singapore recently. The van fled the scene immediately, and Muhammad Fitri quickly lost consciousness due to a serious fall. Since there were very few vehicles and not many pedestrians on that section of the road at the time of the incident, no one could discover that he was unconscious in time.

Fortunately, Muhammad Fitri’s Apple Watch detected the fall and immediately sent a message to his emergency contact, his girlfriend, after detecting his lack of movement. , and called an ambulance through the connected iPhone. Due to the timely alarm, the ambulance crew could arrive at the scene within the golden time and send Muhammad Fitri to the hospital for treatment.

His family later stated that they originally thought that a passerby who later picked up Muhammad Fitri’s cell phone helped call the police, but later discovered that it was the Apple Watch in his hand that called the police. If there was no Apple Watch at the time, it is very likely that this accident would have turned into a tragedy.

In fact, it’s not just Apple Watch, Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 3 or other smart watches have this fall detection function. As one of our colleagues mentioned in a previous discussion about Apple Watch, this feature may be ignored many times in our daily lives, or may be considered just a propaganda by the manufacturer. But in an emergency, this function may be a life-saving artifact.