Apple Watch Helps Save A Teenager’s Life
17-year-old Paul Houle Jr., is thanking his new Apple Watch for saving his life after he became ill during football practice. The high school senior stated that after completing his second football practice, he started to have excruciating chest and back pain. Houle didn’t think much of the pain and thought it was due to soreness from practice.
He then began noticing his heart rate on his Apple Watch. The device showed him that his heart rate was double of what it should’ve been and he should seek help immediately. Paul Houle Jr., was rushed to the emergency room where he found out he had a condition called rhabdomyolysis. This condition meant that his muscle was breaking down and flooding his system with protein. Houle also discovered that his heart, kidneys and liver suffered some damage.
His father, Dr. Paul Houle, a neurosurgeon said that the Apple Watch helped save his son’s life. “If it wasn’t for the Apple Watch to alert him to the fact that there was a problem, he probably would have just gone back to bed. He would have showed up for practice the next day and would have been one of the kids you read about every fall, who drops dead on the football field. The damage to his muscles would have led to kidney problems, which would have led to electrolight disturbance in his system and caused his heart to fail.”
