Apple Watch alerted the user about a racing pulse after a nap, which led to a diagnosis of severe internal bleeding, ultimately saving the wearer’s life.
The owner with account “digitalmofo” posted about the incident on Reddit with the title, “Well, my Apple Watch 7 just saved my life.”
“I had my iPhone/watch on dnd for work,” the Redditor wrote a week prior to the post, “and when I went on lunch I was kind of tired so I laid down on my couch for a quick nap.”
The owner looked at the notifications after the nap and found at least 10 notifications that the pulse was racing.
“I called out the rest of the day and tried to lay around, but it didn’t stop, so I scheduled a quick video with my Dr. My Dr had me check the times and pulse rates, had me check the oxygen and then went ahead and called 911 for me,” the Redditor added.
The owner added that “severe internal bleeding” was the cause of the issue.
“Emergency medical services (EMS) originally said it was a heart attack, but it was GI bleeding. They said had I not got there for a transfusion when I did, I’d not have made it,” the user said.
