The Apple Watch Saved My Life. It Could Save Yours, Too

[@Justin_tech]

Has the Apple Watch or another wearable saved you? Share your story ⬇

[@skinny4]

What if I want the sos to be silent. Without count down alarm?

[@dwnwind]

Age 71, 2023, I fell striking my right hip and wrist. My iPhone was in my left pocket and I was wearing an Apple Watch Series 9. I was alone outside and unable to move my lower extremities. I spoke into the watch and within seconds I was speaking to an 911 operator. I explained what happened . 911 operator asked me if I had struck my head, unconscious, or bleeding. Within minutes emergency personnel were on the scene. I was transported to the nearest trauma center. I was diagnosed with a right hip fracture along with a right wrist fracture. During the incident, I used my Apple Watch to speak to my love ones advising them as to what had occurred. 👍

[@khaleelabulnaja8533]

Emergency tip: if Siri didn’t respond to you try to press down the side button of your iPhone 5 times (or you can say press the side button rapidly) if you have an Apple watch hold down the side button and slide the emergency button as soon as possible, there’s another choice for the Apple Watch but I won’t recommend it and it’s holding down the side button for 6 seconds or higher which in this condition is almost impossible

[@CrazyBlueBanana]

Good video, would be good if CNET could do a similar video for Android.

[@drentch_.]

year 5 of asking my parents to get me one 🥶

[@MokePops]

What is this hottie’s Instagram tho? 🥵

[@Redmist.65]

The watch saved my life 3 years ago when the heart functions detected an issue. Open heart surgery later and im all good.

[@MegazGaming]

What did the watch say?

[@Redmist.65]

@@MegazGaming had an afib alert. Even though it wasnt afib it was a failed valve but it was enough to get me to the E.R.

[@MegazGaming]

@@Redmist.65 hope the surgery went well. Any differences after the surgery, if you don’t mind me asking?

[@wellthi]

that good but even better is prevention. a notification to show you that the junk food you just ate have really negative effect on your heart. that would be better. instead of waiting for the worst.

[@Justin_tech]

WOW! Awesome.

[@tobydivine8502]

Great video Justin. My dad had a mini heart attack and I got both of my parents the Apple Watch. And just yesterday my mother told me the Apple Watch told my dad that he had been resting for a several minutes but his heart rate was elevated. Nice to see how technology is helping save lives and keep our loved ones alive. Keep up the good work.

[@Justin_tech]

Thank you! I'm glad to hear your dad is using one.

[@samuelhere41]

Yeah...for the money...

[@shermanlandskie1190]

I use the period tracker to track my girlfriend’s cycle. That’s a life saver and it’s spot on (no pun intended) accurate. Saves my love life all the time!

[@abdullahemad9457]

Lmao that’s smart

[@starboyharrison7115]

* I will forever be indebted to you, you have changed my entire life and I will continue to preach on your name for the world' to hear that you save me from huge financial debt with little investment thank you very much Expert Sophia

[@ex_pertsophia5876]

Wow I' m just shock someone mentioned expert Mrs Sophia I thought I' m the only one trading with her

[@ex_pertsophia5876]

She helped recovered what I lost trading on my self

[@joyben7974]

I think I'm blessed because if not I wouldn't have met someone who is as spectacular as expert Mrs Sophia

[@joyben7974]

I think that she is the best broker I ever seen

[@uzoigweejikeebuka9975]

Yes I'm also a living testimony of expert Mrs Sophia

[@yesiamsharon]

I had no idea and this is a game changer for me personally. I think I might have to return to Apple because of this support system alone.

[@SimplisticallyDigital]

I just got an iPhone and Apple Watch for my mom who is diabetic.

[@Justin_tech]

YESSSS

[@dwnwind]

As a senior and disabled. I've used my Apple Watch. It was a life saver. What a thoughtful person. Wise choice. 👍

[@SimplisticallyDigital]

@@dwnwind Thank you 🙏🏿 She loves this watch!

[@mrlee2708ify]

Apple Watch hasn’t saved my life, but it has helped me lose some weight.

[@darrylwoodbury]

Keep on top of it. Diabetes is no joke. My father didn't follow what the doctors told him to do and he ended up losing his eyesight, both legs, and most of his fingers before he passed away. As long as you eat healthy, you'll be alright. Diabetes can be managed. I have to be careful as well because diabetes runs in my family.

[@Justin_tech]

I have great control, thank you!

[@real7Sloth]

I heard that there’s an “inverse vaccine” on the way for auto immune diseases

[@JasonB808]

He forgot heart monitor and the ECG feature. Heart Monitor is available on all Apple Watches and detects your heart rate. This is nothing new most fitnesses trackers have this feature. They can alert of higher than normal heart rates. If it doesn’t detect your exercising and your heart rate is over 100 beats per minute. The Apple Watch can alert you to that condition. The Apple Watch Gen 4 and later minus Apple Watch SE have the ECG feature. This feature can detect Afib, a serious arrhythmia problem of the heart. Afib happed to me twice. By the time I saw my doctor (ER is way too expensive), the arrhythmia went away and they couldn’t find anything wrong. My doctor told me if it happens again, I should go to ER. To me just the ECG feature prompted me to see my doctor is a life saver.

[@FloridaClay]

I began experiencing episodes of unsteadiness when getting up and night and this eventually led to passing out on the floor one night. My Apple watch had been periodically warning me that my pulse had dropped under 30 BPM, so I made an appointment with my GP who then referred me to a cardiologist who ran tests. This led to a pacemaker being installed, which fixed the issue by not letting my pulse rate to fall below 60. Had I not been alterted to the pulse rate abnormality I might have waited too long to seek medical care.

[@Scorpiogirl_1029]

Have you had what's called vertigo before?

[@FloridaClay]

@@Scorpiogirl_1029 No, not before the onset of "sick sinus syndrome," which required the pacemaker. Basically when my natural pacemaker ("sinus node") was no longer able to maintain my pulse rate at a satisfactory level I was no longer able to keep sufficient blood flow to my brain at times, finally leading to the instance of black out.

[@Justin_tech]

Wow, incredible!

[@dwnwind]

@@FloridaClay Thank you for sharing. I have cardiac issues. I fully understand your condition. Best of luck.

[@RAMSIUM]

From personal experience, fall detection is actually incredibly accurate

[@RoyTravels]

Not really. I’m working my normal job. And it activates. Lol. Everytime.

[@RAMSIUM]

@@RoyTravels your normal job must require a lot of sudden level changes😂

[@RoyTravels]

@@RAMSIUM lol I was just setting up chairs in the morning. But suddenly my watch thinks I fell. Lol

[@FrostyL2K]

@@RoyTravels Then it should be something wrong on your device. It is very accurate for me.

[@silenz_178]

Incredibly accurate. I just set mine off for the first time today. Took a bad fall snowboarding

[@yanv33]

Apple Watch need save batteries life first 😂

[@Justin_tech]

lol

[@MrRottensalad]

I couldn’t stop staring at his mustache. Did he miss some hairs on the left or what is that?

[@garethholdcroft4130]

When you was riding along talking about fall detection and said here’s how it works I thought you were going throw yourself to the floor 😂

[@lukelaming3445]

Me too lol

[@felixdiaz7452]

😂

[@walangintro-intro5953]

hahaha

[@Justin_tech]

😂😂😂

[@nuyou21]

I bought my first Apple Watch 2 years ago. Now I don't know how I managed without it.

[@Stupranos]

It’s going to be groundbreaking if Apple can make a future model with glucose monitor that works properly.

[@Justin_tech]

THE DREAM!

[@RealLifeTech187]

I'd argue it's the glucose monitor that saved your life but who cares about little details like this right? Doesn't make such a clickbaity title anyways 🤷‍♂

[@wutchamacallit]

There should be more videos about more of these life saving occurrences.

[@jizzlecizzle1388]

1:43 An accelerometer does not detect velocity - a sentence that does not make any sense, a sensor cannot determine the occurrence of an intensity. It, as the name establishes, detect an acceleration -correlate its rate, a change in linear movement. An Apple watch has multiple accelerometers, one for each axis of the three dimensional Cartesian coordinate system. A gyroscope does not detect gravity - it is nonsensical regarding the physics involved - it can determine angular movement in relation to an axis of inertia - x, y and z.

[@jaywhite1141]

I absolutely love my Apple Watch it’s saved my life For example last year I fell and broke my elbow 2mm Radial fracture and if it wasn’t for my Apple Watch detected the full it could of been are worse but thanks to my Apple Watch ⌚️ I was ok 👌

[@cheekymonkeygirl3378]

How does it detect fracture? 😢

[@BANNANA_DEV]

@@cheekymonkeygirl3378 it detected the fall

[@sandimcintyre7073]

I knew about the medical alert but I didn’t know about the emergency sos so thanks for sharing

[@Justin_tech]

You got it! thanks for watching :)

[@cheekymonkeygirl3378]

@@Justin_tech by the time we look at the screen to activate the SOS, the attacker will harm us. We should be able to activate it without looking at the screen and just by pressing the button.

[@vikramparihar4244]

Amazing vid even before watching, because i have been reading so many articles of how apple watch has saved so many lives

[@Joan6856]

I am a highly distracted person and I could forget my phone at any moment, that is why an Apple Watch with cellular is a better choice for me since I can call my family in any situation, and thanks for showing me does features now this are lifesaver features too thanks a lot for showing me. Also I want to have peace of mind over being stressed if I forget my phone. That is why a cellular Apple Watch is a life saver for me.

[@doavinpug]

My Fitbit and Apple watched detected my irregular heartbeat. I would have never known without the devices.

[@Justin_tech]

Wow!

[@lordfarquaad1701]

What did you have to do to correct that? Did they give you meds or? i hope you're feelling better.

[@dmg88]

Fantastic video. My 67-year-old Dad recently ended up in Hospital because his heart was beating at 160 beats per minute while resting. This was happening for a number of days and he didn't even feel it. It was only that he had a Fitbit that it showed him the elevated heart rate. The cardiologist told him if he had waited any longer he would have had a stroke.

[@skip123davis]

about 2 months ago i went to a supermarket around noon on a saturday. i started to feel lightheaded, so rested up against a table for a moment. when i stood back up, i face planted, and a deli worker called an ambulance. my blood pressure crashed (90/30) in the ambulance, i cut my forehead, and got 2 black eyes. after that i bought an apple watch for this very reason.

[@renepouliot6616]

What is the app on your watch to communicate your sugar level? My sugar monitor device are from freestyle Libre in Canada.

[@josephpepe2607]

PTSD don't be ridiculous 🙄. Everything causes PTSD today. My dad and wife are insulin dependent don't be overly dramatic.

[@vinny3410]

Fr tho I'm also insulin dependent but never had ptsd

[@StarCrusher.]

This guy needs his watch to calm him down and carries a purse.

[@stanleyyyyyyyyyyy]

That part about gyro and accelerometer is incorrect - in fact the gravity (gravitational acceleration) is detected by, yes you guessed it, an accelerometer :) gyroscope measures relative rotation along axis.

[@Justin_tech]

going to correct this with a comment - thank you!

[@logikgr]

Great tips! I'm looking to get an Apple Watch for a family member this year. Thank you!

[@MrAslam490]

I never appreciated Apple products as much as I do now. Today, it saved my life after a serious crash where my car flipped over. It automatically phoned emergency services within a minute

[@yvonnesookdeo5358]

My next watch will be Apple, of course. I heard about the 911 feature and decided to turn to KZbin. Thank you!

[@Hellofa6ird]

My friend has the insulin monitor via his phone and he ALSO gets alerts like that, and he's got an android phone. Just sayin because you make this seem like its exclusive to Apple products

[@akshays2504]

Looking people around me with Apple Watch... driving me to plan to buy the same in a month 🧡 Also since it's a Health saviour , i m feeling , i m missing something significant .

[@Bassin_withaustin]

Yesterday I busted my chin open and all sorts and destroyed my Apple Watch in downtown Dallas riding an e scooter 20mph crashed it and flew thankfully it still works and detected a fall and sent an ambulance to me

[@JohnPMiller]

Thanks. I had forgotten to add my emergency contacts to my watch.

[@lorenzohudlun1976]

Great video! As someone who’s a type 2 diabetic & uses a freestyle Libre 2 Sensor to monitor my own diabetes. The Apple Watch is essential to my daily lifestyle. 😎

[@Justin_tech]

Right????? Love it.

[@cesartrujillo4190]

Justin! Great video.

[@CrystelMckinney]

Is there a way to turn off 🆘 on watch cause my son has called emergency services by mistake on my watch I want to avoid that.

[@Barbie.7884]

A family member has Alzheimer’s. She wears her Apple Watch and she’s been located by tracking her watch. (There’s an AirTag in her purse too.)

[@roderick.t]

This is great and all, but you don't make it clear if ALL Apple Watches are capable of contacting emergency services (EMS). Apple Watches that are wi-fi only will need to be near its paired iPhone AND have a network connection to call EMS. If you're out and about with a wi-fi only Apple Watch without its iPhone, you're out of luck. On the other hand, Apple Watches with cellular service need a network connection to call. Your video needs to be clear about this. Also, your 1:45 description of what accelerometers and gyroscopes do is incorrect. The former detects changes in velocity while the latter detects changes in spatial orientation.

[@DavidAReisner]

this has a lot of useful info, but its tone is anxiety-producing. I would like the info about what the watch can do for me without all the “oh years old ways you can die.”

[@newphonexp]

Why don’t we ever hear of other smartwatches saving someone life? There loads galaxy watch /pixel watch etc do these devices not have this feature or not as accurate? Honestly I have yet to even hear or read one story

[@satyrsxlm]

Great video!

[@fakelol699]

The apple watch talks to you pump on your arm i never know it could do that

[@cookiekitty8291]

I have epilepsy and my mom got this for me because of the fall detection

[@SuperTheKunal]

Not entirely sure, if CNET started doing paid advertisements.

[@Ryotsu2112]

Get over your apple hate dude. It’s 2022.

[@SuperTheKunal]

@@Ryotsu2112 Sorry, bro. Only love, no hate. I use iPhone and Android both. I frankly felt this video was overstated as if they were paid to do it by bringing in a real-life illustration.

[@0ut.the.0x]

i watching this because i was messing around and was trying to do a back bend, resulting in me falling. i wasn't hurt but it definitely was a hard fall. i didn't even know fall detection was a thing, so i was surprised when i got the alert. i tried faking a fall a few times to see what would happen, and was again surprised when no alert was made. im always very interested in how accurate the apple watch it

[@uhhTabby]

Apple watch is the best. Fitbits are like a child's toy when you compare the two

[@jettav88]

Nice real world tech video!

[@ExplorewithSvetlin]

Now everyones gotta call your father

[@Playstation_Sony]

not the apple watched "saved another life" trope

[@Phriffo]

All of this because of Steve Jobs. Beautiful!❤️

[@NateSail82]

Yo bro you just plastered your dad's cell all over youtube at 3:01 hope you see this.

[@vic3371]

What about slow falls for the elderly? Can it detected it

[@itamardobinski]

Well , im riding a motorcycle so.. you can see why it benefits me

[@ChooChooTravelsAndWildlife]

Great video Justin!! Thank you!! What model iPhone watch do you use or recommend? Do you have to have your iPhone with you at all times in order for fall detection to work?

[@dwnwind]

The Apple iPhone needs to be paired with the Apple Watch. Fall detection works with Apple Watches SE, SE2 and Apple Watches 4,5,6,7,8,9.

[@CrueLoaf]

A friend of mine fell off her bike wearing a new Apple watch...n fall detect was triggered. How can you test it?

[@yethuraj4873]

Paid promotions. Do diabetic patients bulk up like that. You need an IPhone and iwatch for it to function, you are spending a lot of money, money doesn't come free.

[@Ryotsu2112]

Get a job, hippie.

[@wanbillion]

How do you know it save your life

[@YouAndImpact]

Great 👍

[@jtec99]

Technically the O.J. saved your life

[@Ryotsu2112]

He wouldn’t have drank the OJ without the watch telling him something was up.

[@jtec99]

@@Ryotsu2112 yes he would have. We can tell when sugars getting low

[@porroco]

BUT ONLY IF YOU HAVE CELLULAR SERVICE

[@codylewis54]

Great video.

[@techandy1747]

Is this an Apple Ad?

[@michellem86]

You must have never been excited about something positive that happened to you and wanted to tell people about it.

[@bharathj4615]

definitely. Pathetic attempt by cnet, trying to promote apple watch by playing with people’s lives. Dont fall for this kind of paid promotions. Shame on you cnet

[@techandy1747]

@@michellem86 I get wht u mean… But it’s a bit ODD tht the Apple Watch saved his life a few months ago but did a video know…after Samsung launched its new watches… Think about it🧠Apple marketing is Next level Genius don’t forget tht

[@superiortoall22]

@@techandy1747 I mean most tech reviewers rock Apple products as their daily drivers 🤷🏾

[@iustin1658]

@@bharathj4615 apple may want money, but they won't just crap out products, it can actually help you, and I don't think apple does pay youtubers for content, and also I think they need to say if it's sponsored

[@ledam2654]

Do you guys think the Samsung watch will do the same or...? I prefer Samsung phones but I think Apple Watches are better than Samsung watches

[@Swenser]

Ok what if I don't want the emergency services called but just an email or text message sent and audible alarm. For aged care purpose. Can Apple watch have options set like that. Or it's pretty set in its ways?

[@cheekymonkeygirl3378]

In the event of an emergency, if we have to look at the screen to activate the SOS, the attacker would harm us. There should be a way to activate the SOS, without looking at the screen so the attacker would not know our intention. Also, if we use Siren, the siren is not loud enough. 😢

[@akis9252]

A few days before Apple September event... 🤮 This is an ad.

[@iustin1658]

Why would they make an ad for them? It doesn't help them, they just said how the watch can save your life

[@davidjacobs6244]

A few days before the event? More like a month at least.

[@1993rufus]

Samsung watches offer all of this as well and the watch didn't save your life, it was the amazing technology that the arm glucose tracker has. People without a watch would get the same notifications on their smartphone if they didn't have a watch, again, Apple didn't save your life, the glucose tracker company did, thank them instead!!

[@PPCCO.]

That’s amazing

[@eliefeinstein6182]

Great review! I have to say, though. I’m diabetic and have never suffered PTSD from low glucose lol

[@mmcfad12]

Justin, I'm curious as to how the Apple Watch knows that your blood sugar was low. Can you explain that please.?

[@notl33t]

Oh man! The whole OJ thing is . . . I hope people with diabetes also look into things that can be left next to a bed like glucagon (injection) or oral glucose gel.

[@imacuser101]

Someone for the love of god tell them to make it circular...I love my apple watch but hate the look. I want it to feel like a fancy nice watch instead of some kind of calculator watch...

[@ColonelLucario]

I had ni idea it could be associated with a diabète sensor and alert you if it goes to high or too low It’s insane But sadly it REQUIRE an iPhone and the Apple Watch cost pretty expensive…

[@ALMX5DP]

Some really good info! Thanks for sharing!

[@Justin_tech]

Of course!

[@Borex2]

I want to get one for my mom

[@azgard8914]

This may be the reason I keep my ultra…..just got it yesterday but was going to return it tomorrow

[@TheNaiv69]

I have diabetes, i also cant afford an iphone with watch or even those fancy diabetic monitors soooooooo yeah

[@Nave6W]

PeeTeeEssDee More like L O L Z

[@megan5991]

Does the Apple Watch 6 have all the same features/capabilities?

[@Bahcorp]

😍 I have diabetes type 2.

[@dylan.t180]

Love your editing and shots in this video

[@Justin_tech]

Why thank you :)

[@AkshayCS1]

Apple wants you to stay alive so that you can buy more of its products!

[@StarCrusher.]

This guy worries too much. Not sure if the tech helps or makes it worse.

[@marydivine7244]

Great video! After John's heart attack, Toby got us both Apple watches. It was good to learn more about them. Thanks!

[@nowalkofficail4314]

Hi i have anaphylaxis I will like to know if the apple watch can help with that

[@mdfadil4613]

Very informative...learning somethin new..tqvm sir

[@CarlosRamos-lw1rm]

i been thinking about the timex smartwatch for health reasons

[@phoenix5054]

But but but… mechanical watches have a “soooooouuuuuul”.

[@BladimirSalazar]

OMG, you just share your father's phone :(

[@JonathanGomez-kb4fw]

You should get a mini fridge in your room for an emergency

[@RodPriester]

Thanks, Justin….I wish everyone would take advantage of features like this…as a healthcare provider it makes no sense to me why people don’t utilize every tool they have access to.