Who knew investing in the latest technological gadget could be such a life-saving decision. A man from Canada realized just how lucky he was when he was saved from a potentially life-threatening heart attack by his recently-bought Apple Watch.
According to a YahooNews article by Chris Smith, 62-year-old Canadian builder Dennis Anselmo felt a little unwell when he returned to work from lunch on August 18 last year, suspecting that he might have the flu. He tried to work for the next ten minutes building a fence but had to rest due to the worsening unease he felt.
Going back to the trailer, he sat down trying to regain composure and started playing with the Apple Watch he bought a couple of weeks before. Putting it on, he was surprised to find out that his pulse reading as displayed by his Apple Watch was at 210 beats per second, way above the normal range.
The high pulse rate reading prompted Anselmo to seek medical help. He then told his helper then they need an ambulance. In the hospital, the medical team surprised him that he was actually having a heart attack.
The medical team told Anselmo that he was lucky to have gone to the hospital instead of going home, as what most people would have probably done. According to the team, a second and more severe attack would have happened in the middle of the night and these second attacks are usually the deadly ones.
The Apple Watch is an example of wearable technology, designed like a watch but features fitness tracking and health-oriented capabilities. Some fitness trackers have a heart rate monitoring function, physical activity tracking which counts the distance walked or run, calorie consumed and even sleep quality. Although they are mainly health and fitness monitoring systems by definition, some of the newer models are even marketed as fashion accessories due to their stylish and elegant designs.
Anselmo admits that he considers himself lucky that he did not head his wife's objections when he got the Apple Watch. Apparently, he is an avid collector, having bought 35 watches already. But after the heart attack, his wife believes "that watch has paid for itself." And maybe it wouldn't be too hard to convince her for a 36th watch this time.
