• According to a report by Apple Insider, Ellen Thompson suffered a stroke in 2018. His daughter advised him to wear an Apple Watch to monitor his health as part of his post-diagnosis treatment.
In yet another episode of the Apple Watch's life saving features, a woman is crediting the device for saving her life. The watch's ECG app recently discovered a pre-diagnosed heart condition. According to a report by Apple Insider, Ellen Thompson suffered seizures in 2018. His daughter advised him to wear an Apple Watch to monitor his health as part of his post-diagnosis treatment.
Apple introduced the Electrocardiogram (ECG) app with the Apple Watch Series 4 in 2018. It can detect signs of atrial fibrillation and irregular heart rhythms that can lead to blood clots in the heart.
Apple Watch's ECG app recently detected Thompson's irregular heart rate and alerted him about it. He then consulted a cardiologist, who fitted a heart monitor for a week. Monitors eventually diagnosed Thompson with heart blockage and installed a pacemaker to help with his condition.
Thompson credits the Apple Watch for detecting his heart condition. "It saved my life. I wouldn't have brought it to the doctor if I didn't have the alert. Now I wear the Apple Watch all the time," she told the Independent.
She said, "It was very scary to know that I could have died. I flatline for 19 seconds. I probably wouldn't have woken up."
Earlier this month, the Apple Watch 8 Series reportedly saved a man's life in the US after his car hit a pole and emergency medical help reached him within five minutes. Nolan Abel, a resident of Indianapolis, was involved in a serious accident after he lost control of his car and crashed into a telephone pole. Abel was so badly injured that he could not call for help. Amazingly, within seconds of his car crash, Abel felt his Apple Watch 8 blinking and heard a voice asking if he was okay.
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