05-07-2020, 01:06 PM
The Apple Watch has a "I've Fallen" feature. I was considering getting one for my mom (who had a fall a few months back and didn't tell me until days later when we were checking into Kaiser because she was having telltale stroke symptoms). It can work with an iPhone, or if you get one with a SIM, it's a Dick Tracy 2-way wrist radio. It's cool/hip/young, without the stigma of the medical hardware, but comes with the promise of parental tech support which nobody needs. The other caveat (if I read the docs correctly) is:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208944
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If your Apple Watch detects that you're moving, it waits for you to respond to the alert and won't automatically call emergency services. If your watch detects that you have been immobile for about a minute, it will make the call automatically.
After the call ends, your watch sends a message to your emergency contacts with your location letting them know that your watch detected a hard fall and dialed emergency services. Your watch gets your emergency contacts from your Medical ID.
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My mom can't figure out how to answer her phone in under a minute.
--tg
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208944
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If your Apple Watch detects that you're moving, it waits for you to respond to the alert and won't automatically call emergency services. If your watch detects that you have been immobile for about a minute, it will make the call automatically.
After the call ends, your watch sends a message to your emergency contacts with your location letting them know that your watch detected a hard fall and dialed emergency services. Your watch gets your emergency contacts from your Medical ID.
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My mom can't figure out how to answer her phone in under a minute.
--tg