A very useful function. More and more connected watches can detect falls. This is the case of Apple Watch, but also from the Google Pixel clock or the Samsung Galaxy Watch. The principle is simple: once the connected clock detects a fall, it emits an alarm and avoids emergency services if its bearer does not react.
This function can save lives. This is what happened to Marc. Affected by Parkinson’s disease, this septuagenarian suffers from frequent falls, which are detected by his Apple Watch. The first time he fell, he was alone and could not get up.
Risk of calls premature
If the autumn detection function can save lives, it is also likely to alex to help, while this is not necessary. The emergency call centers, for example, received 185 calls linked between January 13 and 22, 2023, after the Apple clock of several skiers detected falls that had not taken place.
It is for this reason that Patrick Chavada, a firefighter, believes that connected watches are useful for the elderly and the sick, but not necessarily for others. “That [la détection des chutes, NDLR] Beginning of a good principle, but there are still some inconveniences (…) we can have inappropriate calls, “he said in BFMTV.
In addition to falls, connected watches can also detect accidents. A function that can also save lives.
Source: BFM TV
