One of the features of the Apple Watch is the ability to measure the wearer’s heart rate, and it seems that this particular feature what was potentially saved the life of a 17-year old. According to Paul Houle Jr. who spoke to WCBV, he claims that he felt pains in his chest when breathing after a session of football practice.
He went to bed and woke up and realized that his Apple Watch showed he had a heart rate of 145, which safe to say was not normal. According to Houle, “After practice I went and took a nap, my heart rate was still at 145. If my Apple Watch hadn’t shown me it was 145, I would have done nothing about it.”
Based on this, he sent himself to the emergency room where it was discovered he had heart, liver, and kidney failure and had he not noticed his elevated heart rate, it is possible that he would have had died. Thankfully it seems that everything worked out for Houle, and it looks like a new lease on life is just the start of the good news.
According to Houle, he claims that Apple’s CEO Tim Cook had heard about his story and gotten in touch with him, offering him a summer internship at Apple’s HQ along with a free iPhone. This is actually the second time we have heard how the Apple Watch has saved a person’s life. Earlier last month, it was also reported that an elevated heart rate discovered by the Apple Watch saw a man check himself into the hospital which could have also saved his life due to the early detection.
Filed in . Read more about Apple Watch, Smartwatch and Wearable Tech.