Bike crash left Spokane man unconscious, so his Apple Watch called 911

Re:Bike crash left Spokane man unconscious, so his Apple Wat... by JshWright on Tuesday September 24, 2019 @08:03PM (#21066113)

The watch doesn't have enough data to detect a heart attack. It's not possible for the device to do it (with current, or even near-future technology it's not possible for any wrist worn device to detect a heart attack as it's happening).

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Re:Bike crash left Spokane man unconscious, so his Apple Wat... by disabled on Tuesday September 24, 2019 @11:16PM (#21067262)

It is theoretically possible now, with clunky technology that is not wrist-worn.

Development of a 12-Lead ECG Signal Processing Algorithm Using NI LabVIEW® and NI ELVIS: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8574627

You would most likely need a 12 lead ECG/EKG too, to detect it accurately.

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Re:Bike crash left Spokane man unconscious, so his Apple Wat... by StavrosK on Tuesday September 24, 2019 @08:52PM (#21066444)

Source: he's an EMT.

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Re:Bike crash left Spokane man unconscious, so his Apple Wat... by JshWright on Tuesday September 24, 2019 @09:01PM (#21066504)

Technically I'm a paramedic...

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Re:Bike crash left Spokane man unconscious, so his Apple Wat... by StavrosK on Tuesday September 24, 2019 @09:15PM (#21066596)

I can never recall which is which. I assume paramedic is the better-credentialed?

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Re:Bike crash left Spokane man unconscious, so his Apple Wat... by JshWright on Tuesday September 24, 2019 @09:36PM (#21066707)

Yeah, technically they're all levels of EMT, but "EMT" generally refers to "EMT-Basic" (a few months of training, a couple nights a week). EMT-Paramedic is ~18 months of a couple nights a week, plus 1,000+ hours of clinical time.

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Re:Bike crash left Spokane man unconscious, so his Apple Wat... by HeWhoLurksLate on Tuesday September 24, 2019 @10:11PM (#21066893)

Thank you for your service.

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