Thanks to Apple's "Find My" feature, firefighters were able to rescue a woman from a car crash in California, as per 9to5Mac.
A Facebook post by the San Bernardino County Fire Department (SBCoFD) on Monday said that firefighters had been dispatched to Highway 18, north of 40th Street to conduct a rescue operation.
Family Members Used 'Find My' Feature to Locate Car Crash Victim
SBCoFD wrote in a Facebook post that the victim had likely been in the crashed car overnight after leaving a family gathering.
After not speaking with the victim for quite some time, the family members became concerned and decided to use Apple's "Find My iPhone" feature to track her location.
The said Apple feature lets users share their current location with friends and family, as per Apple Insider.
Upon investigation of the phone's location, the victim's family found the vehicle over the side of the road and decided to call 911.
The person who called 911 stated they had located the vehicle over the side of the roadway.
SBCoFD sent three Engines, a Heavy Rescue, a Truck Company, and one Battalion Chief to the accident area.
The rescuers who responded to the accident found a vehicle that was approximately 200 feet below the roadway.
Firefighter-Paramedics descended to the crashed vehicle and found one adult female with serious injuries.
The rescuers initiated advanced life support (ALS) interventions for the victim. Meanwhile, arriving rescuers set up a rope system to safely raise the victim.
To safely haul the patient up, firefighters utilized specialized Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) equipment, including a capstan raising system.
Once raised to safety, the rescuers loaded the patient into an awaiting ambulance for transport to a local trauma center.
Apple's New Security Features Are Useful for Emergency Situations
This year, Apple introduced many new security features, such as Emergency SOS via Satellite and Crash Detection. These features are proven to be useful in emergency situations.
Earlier this month, Apple's technology also helped people in a separate incident. Two people, who got stranded 300 feet into a canyon in Southern California, used the combination of Car Detection and Emergency SOS via Satellite on an iPhone 14 to contact emergency responders.
The iPhone detected the car crash. Using the satellite connection, it immediately called the emergency services.
Fortunately, the victims had only suffered mild to moderate injuries. Rescuers were able to save them.
The first responders were able to deploy a helicopter to airlift the two out of the canyon and bring them to a local hospital.
Aside from the iPhone 14, the latest Apple Watch models are equipped with Crash Detection. It uses multiple sensors and machine learning in order to detect a car crash and call emergency services automatically.
Apple announced the Emergency SOS via Satellite feature at WWDC 2022. The tech company released the feature in November.
On the iPhone 14, the phone will try to call for help by using Emergency SOS via Satellite when there's no cell signal available. That is, if the feature is available in that particular location.
Users will then be asked a series of questions to describe the emergency. Afterward, the feature will send the medical ID to emergency responders.
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