And let’s go to another story with a happy ending involving the Apple Watch! Now, it was the turn of a resident of the state of Ohio (United States) to be saved thanks to the health alerts triggered by the Apple smart watch, which have already proved to be more than useful in preventing fatalities.
The character of the story of the time is Ken Counihan, who was surprised in October last year by an alert that his number of breaths per minute was higher than normal. As reported to News 5 Clevelandhe followed his son’s advice and sought medical help, but the team in charge only took an X-ray and prescribed some medicine for bronchitis.
Thinking it was a warning of a mild problem, he went home to rest. That is until he was startled by another clock signal — this time, alerting him to a change in the standard level of oxygen in his blood. Normally around 90% or higher, it started to drop to around 80% – which made the man quickly seek emergency services.
As Counihan’s recent history could indicate a more serious problem, the doctors ordered further tests. A CT scan was enough for them to determine that the patient’s lungs were full of blood clots – a serious health condition that could have cost the patient his life.
According to the doctor in charge of the case, if Counihan had not been admitted to the emergency room that night, he might not have woken up the next morning – which makes him believe that the clock was largely responsible for saving his life. Since then, he has been on blood thinners and has been feeling better.
Hoping to win a few more grandchildren over the next two years, the man said that some of his friends even bought an Apple Watch after his report. He, who was already quite a user hard of the watch, he started to use it with even more vigour/discipline.
Amazing, isn’t it?
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via 9to5Mac