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From ECG to crash and fall detection, here's how Apple Watch detects medical emergencies, why the system is more effective in the US than in India, and whether this technology has the potential to transform emergency healthcare in the future.
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00:00A man collapsed outside his home with nobody around to call for help, but the watch on
00:04his wrist made the call for him.
00:05Mohammed Islam had taken the day off work after feeling unwell.
00:09Hours later, while taking out the trash outside his Ohio home, he suddenly collapsed.
00:14When Islam remained immobile and did not respond to its alerts, his Apple Watch automatically
00:19called 911 and shared his location.
00:22Islam now credits the watch with helping save his life.
00:25But how did he know he needed help?
00:47But the watch did not detect Islam's blood clots or diagnose a heart condition.
00:51Its motion sensors detected the heart fall and then noticed that he had stopped moving.
00:57And Islam's case isn't the only one.
00:59In 2023 it was Kimmy Watkins, in 2025 it was Mike Gomez and in February 2026 it was Andy
01:06Burns.
01:06But does this technology only works so effectively in the United States?
01:11In the US this system works very efficiently because this ecosystem is synced with their
01:16health services.
01:17In India it works a little differently.
01:19Yes, you can trigger the 112 health emergency and also your emergency contacts, but it doesn't
01:25work as fluidly as it works in the US.
01:27The answer is slightly more complicated.
01:30Fall detection, the ECG app and irregular rhythm notifications are available in India too.
01:35What differs is how easily the data can be integrated with hospitals and healthcare providers.
01:41The system doesn't work as efficiently in India because our medical infrastructure is
01:46a bit overwhelmed right now and we do not have like I said a comprehensive unified health
01:52data ecosystem in India which is why even doctors just reference this, they don't go
01:58by what the health data is recorded on the Apple watch.
02:00It does have a future in India but again doctors will definitely use something like this as
02:05just and just reference points.
02:08No.
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