A 29-year-old Cincinnati woman named Kimmie Watkins is crediting her Apple Watch for saving her life after it helped doctors discover a life-threatening blood clot in her lungs.
Paige Barnes at WKRC in Ohio has the report:
Watkins wears her Apple Watch with pride, hoping her scare will convince others to consider the technology that’s out there.
“It might be seen as staying too connected or something, but I think it can be helpful in a health sense, and not just in a connect to people sense,” Watkins said.
Watkins also learned she has a clotting disorder that she never knew about. She’s working on getting her stamina back and is now on blood thinners.
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On May 27 2022 while walking my dog my apple watch alerted me that my heart rate was 165 I was feeling short of breath but thought I was anxious. I immediately took the pup home and went to the ER where I was diagnosed with a double pulmonary embolism. I was admitted for 5 days. I attribute being alive to my apple watch. I am now on blood thinners & have lost 30 pds. At 65 I walk everyday and I do not ever take my watch off. I am grateful to Apple for giving us such an amazing product. I was never vaccinated nor have I ever had Covid.
How she learned about the deadly blood clot in her lungs is something the Apple Watch can do for everyone. Apple Watch can measure your heart rate throughout the day and recognize if your heart rate is elevated while you’re not active.
That’s what happened when Kimmie Watkins was taking a nap after feeling lightheaded and winded. While she was asleep, her Apple Watch detected an irregular heartbeat of 178 beats per minute. This triggered an alert that woke her up.
“I’m very lucky and that, if my nap hadn’t ended, that my partner would have found me, maybe asleep on the couch, not actually sleeping instead of what did happen,” she said.
After seeking medical attention, she was told she had a saddle pulmonary embolism, which has a 50% fatality rate. This condition limits blood flow through both lungs.
Learn how to enable heart health notifications on your Apple Watch from Apple Support.
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