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Don’t depend on your Apple Watch to detect a fall. My husband had a very bad fall while wearing his watch. The watch did nothing! I won’t go into his injuries. But, they were serious. Both our watches detect a fall when we move our arm quickly. I love my watch. But, you can’t depend on them in an emergency.

I'm in my younger 70's. I play golf 4-5 times a week and when I'm up North, I walk those 18 holes (6 miles), at least 3 times per week.

2 Weeks ago, I fell at the golf course (tripped). My Apple Watch did NOT detect my fall for some reason. I spent about 10 minutes lying on the ground. Finally got up and played 7 more holes (1 over for those 7).

Within 3 hours I was on my way to Urgent Care, who transferred me a hospital ... who then sent me by ambulance, to Boston's top hospital. Luckily it's only 3 broken ribs.

My point is, falling is no joke when you get up there in age. I wasn't prepared for this one. Apparently our bones aren't as strong as they were, when we were flying over the handlebars of our bicycles going down hills ... picking up the bike and trying it again.

Thankfully, in 6-8 weeks I'll be back to golf and have less time for ToTV.[/QUOTE]