"Did you fall?" - Apple Watch and iPhone to the rescue

A few years ago, while walking my dog at night, I tripped over the raised edge of a sidewalk and fell hard — my cellphone landing about six feet away in the grass. Before I had time to gather my senses Siri, speaking through my Apple Watch, asked me a question:

“Did you fall?”

“Yes.”

“Are you hurt?”

“Yes.”

“Would you like me to call for help?”

“Yes.”

Within seconds an emergency dispatcher was speaking to me through my watch.

“Where are you?” the dispatcher asked.

While my location had already been transmitted, the dispatcher wanted further clarification about my exact location and condition. W...