A doctor miraculously just saved a passenger’s life on a plane using his Apple Watch.
A woman faced shortness of breath while on an Italy-bound flight. The doctor used a particular feature of the Smartwatch to identify the health issue faced by the woman.
The doctor named Riaz used the Blood Oxygen app on the watch to determine the woman’s oxygen saturation level. He then used an on-board oxygen cylinder to treat her.
Throughout the rest of the journey, the doctor used the Smartwatch to monitor the oxygen saturation level of the woman. Dr Riaz while talking to the BBC said that the woman ‘recovered quickly’ and she was handed over to the medical staff after landing.
“I used a lot of my own learning during this flight on how to use the gadget,” Dr Riaz told the outlet. “It is a lesson in how we can improve in-flight journeys [with] this sort of emergency [via] a basic gadget which nowadays is easily available,” he added.
According to the Apple website, ‘Measurements taken with the Blood Oxygen app are not intended for medical use and are only designed for general fitness and wellness purposes’.
The Blood Oxygen app used by the doctor is presently discontinued. Apple is engaged in a patent dispute over this Blood Oxygen app with a medical technology company. The iPhone maker revealed that the new release of Series 9 and Ultra 2 Apple Watches will not include this feature.
