Apple Watch Saves 92-Year Old’s Life After He Fell 21 Feet From a Ladder

Jim Salsman, a retired 92-twelvemonth old farmer living in Grant, Nebraska had a terrible accident which could have been much worse had he not had an Apple Watch strapped to this wrist. The concerned private brutal off from his ladder and landed on the ground, with full vertical altitude being 21 feet. What he most likely didn't know was the fact that the Apple Watch is equipped with a fall warning arrangement, and the wear sent an alert to the authorities so he could receive a timely response.

Salsman Is Currently Recovering From a Cleaved Hip Injury

According to the incident reported past KETV, Salsman climbed the ladder a calendar month ago to grab a grain bin from pigeons. He said that while he was climbing the ladder, everything was going fine, until the potent wind pushed the ladder, causing Salsman to suffer a terrible injury because of the autumn.

Salsman too states that when he hit the ground, he was suffering from a lot of pain and while he attempted to roll to this truck, it was at a fair corporeality of distance and there was no one around to assistance him. Later, he spoke to the Apple Watch, summoning Siri. What he didn't realize was that the smartwatch had already alerted the Grant Volunteer Fire Department, who were able to locate Salsman using GPS.

Jim Salsman will continue to be treated at Madonna until he's ready to render domicile and resume his regular schedule. This is but i of the many instances where the Apple Watch has proven to be a life-saving companion. The last time an elderly individual was assisted in some way by the Apple Watch was when a man stopped responding after he fell and the wearable called 911. Some other event was when an 80-twelvemonth old's heart condition was detected by the Apple tree Watch later on the problem got missed by the hospital's own equipment.

In the futurity, the Apple Sentinel is said to go even more than versatile, with the upcoming Apple Lookout Series 6 rumored to get support for panic attack detection, forth with blood oxygen level detection, and sleep tracking. Looks like there are a lot of windows that tin open with future Apple Watch iterations and the company is reportedly busy exploring quite a few of them.

News Source: KETV