The Apple Watch has done it again as Apple’s connected timepiece has saved another life. So which life saving feature did the device use this time? Was it fall detection (which does NOT inform you when the season has moved from summer to fall)? Crash detection? The heart rate monitor? The EKG? Emergency SOS? Care to take a guess? If you guessed the heart rate monitor, you are correct.
While it feels like fluttering in your chest, Afib is a serious condition that affects more than 5 million Americans according to the American Heart Association. It can lead to the creation of blood clots in the heart causing strokes, heart attacks, and heart failure.
“Do everything you can to, you know, make sure you’re, you know, at your best. And so whether it’s buying a smartwatch or, and, you know, going out for a walk, you know, do what you can because, you know, we’re not promised tomorrow.”-Mike Gomez, Apple Watch wearer
Gomez did the right thing and instead of ignoring the notifications, he went to the doctor and it was a good thing he did. After the examination, the doctor told him that he was in serious atrial fibrillation. Luckily, the doctors were able to get the treatment he needed. Gomez was told that had he not made the appointment when he did, he could have suffered a life-ending stroke.
Mike wasn’t the only person to learn a lesson from the incident. Gomez’s daughter Jazmin said, “That definitely opened my eyes on how I need to spend more time with them, and I definitely appreciate them a lot more for everything they do.”
