The Emergency SOS feature on the Apple Watch saved a woman from carbon monoxide poisoning.
We’ve seen quite a few examples of how the Apple Watch has saved lives over the years using the heart rate sensor, the fall detection feature, the SP02 blood oxygen scanner, and the ECG reader. A report from CBS News in Philadelphia (via 9to5Mac) reveals how the SOS button on the Apple Watch saved the life of Delaware student Natalie Nasatka. A faulty heater was filling her apartment in Smyrna, Delaware with carbon monoxide. The gas has no odor, no smell, and no taste but kills 400 people a year.
The only way to detect the gas is to monitor how you feel. « I was feeling extremely exhausted, » Nasatka said. « My vision was getting blurry. » Just before she lost consciousness, she used the SOS slider on her Apple Watch to immediately call 911 giving emergency responders her location. Natalie said, « When I heard the firefighters yell out ‘fire department’ and they yanked me out of bed, I just started crying and saying ‘I want to live.
