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  • Apple Watch continues to help save lives in a variety of ways

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    spice-boy said:

    spice-boy said:
    A very close friend of mine who is 52 hard a heart attack while out running recently, he was wearing his Apple Watch 5. He told me the day after that is Apple Watch never signaled anything was wrong before or during the attack. My point don't put too much weight behind what Apple claims about this device. 
    What should the watch have done? 
    Warned your friend that his heart rate was elevated while he was RUNNING?
    When was the last time your friend had his heart checked out by a Cardiologist? 
    What do you think Apple claims the watch will do? Replace your doctor? 

    Look up Jim Fixx, he was a famous runner/jogger and had a heart attack and died while jogging at 52. 

    These gadgets are for you to use to get a better idea about what is going on with you, they are not a replacement for seeing your doctor to get a periodic checkup.  

    Plus, this might shock you, but you can go see doctors, get a clean bill of health and still drop dead just like you can if the watch doesn’t see any issues with your heart rate or ecg. 


    The only thing you forgot to say was " sorry about your friend hope he is ok" in your defense of Apple. This device monitors our heart, irregular hear beats have been reported on this very site, and you all basked in the glory of Apple saving lives. Seriously you put Apple ahead of everything including my friend's life.
    So, when all is said and done, your only argument is that the responders were not very sensitive to your friend’s heart attack that you were simply using as an excuse to bash a product that explicitly warns does not warn of heart attacks?  
    If anyone is under the misapprehension that any health monitor is always going to warn you ahead of time of an impending event, then please visit a hospital as they get code blues for people hooked up to the best possible monitors. Monitors monitor, they do not predict the future. Some can warn you of possible irregularities, that is good. But, as noted in the article, you still need a doctor to diagnose. 
    BTW, my recent purchase of an apple watch had minimally to do with health. I consider those features a nice add on. For others, it may well be primary, but it is hardly the only reason to have one.
      I, for one, have presumed your friend is doing OK since you refer to him in the present tense. This is a tech blog and you made an argument about technology. Now falling back on an ad hominem attack related to your friend’s continued health clearly signals retreat. I think it can be safely presumed that the responders here harbor no ill will for your friend and certainly would wish him well. I presume you are happy for all the people this watch HAS helped. You discount the value it provides, but I am certain you are happy for the help they received because of having it. 
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