An Apple Watch has once again saved the life of its user. A victim of severe internal bleeding, he almost died without realizing it if his Apple Watch had not alerted him to his abnormally high heart rate.
The Apple Watch has already saved the lives of several users with its health tracking features. Whether it’s the blood oxygen sensor that detected high altitude pulmonary edema in a teenager or the crash detection feature that calls for help after a crash, the Apple Watch proves particularly useful. Like the majority of connected watches, it is of course also equipped a heart rate monitor that monitors heart rate and detect anomalies. This is how a surfer came very close to death.
The Apple Watch is therefore able to monitor the heart rate continuously, but above all to alert users in the event of an anomaly. This is what happened for this Internet user who would never have suspected being so close to death. ” I would have passed out and died without ever knowing if it wasn’t for my Apple Watch “, did he declare.
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His Apple Watch detected severe internal bleeding thanks to the heart rate monitor
User “u/digitalmofo” shared his story on Reddit. He explained that he turned on “Do Not Disturb” mode on his iPhone and Apple Watch for the day at work. When he got home for lunch, he felt tired and decided to lie down on the couch for a short nap. When he woke up, he checked the notifications received on his Apple Watch. At least 10 notifications were warnings of his heart rate being too high.
Without worrying too much, the user decided to stay at home the rest of the day to rest. The alerts did not stop, however. He then decided to make a video call with his doctor. He made him check pulse and blood oxygen levels before calling the emergency services for him. Emergency services initially thought he had suffered a heart attack. It was not until arriving at the emergency room at the hospital that the doctors discovered a ” severe internal bleeding “.
” They said if I hadn’t come for a transfusion in time, I wouldn’t have survived. “, he specified on Reddit. Actually, his hemoglobin had dropped to 3 g/dL. To give you an idea, doctors consider a level of 13.5 g/dL or less for men and 12 g/dL or less for women to be severe. The Internet user could therefore have fainted and died if his Apple Watch had not warned him of his too high heart rate.
Source : 9to5Mac
