Another miracle thanks to a FitBit Charge HR

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Yes, technology works miracles and if you are still hooked on this idea, you will be surprised. This is not the first time that such a story has been heard, but it is the first time that a Fitbit Charge HR activity tracker has been used in a situation like this.

FitBit Charge HR saved a life

The life in question is that of a 42-year-old man living in New Jersey. After being admitted to Notre Dame Hospital in Camden following a heart problem, doctors decided to diagnose it thanks to the data collected by its FitBit activity tracker.

Doctors actually observed atrial fibrillation, which is a heartbeat fast and irregular in this man. Thanks to the recovered data, they decided to restore its rhythm with a electrical cardioversion. This technique uses electricity to bring the heart rate back to normal, and can, if it is not suitable for the situation, create a stroke by plugging an aorta for example.

The patient could also have suffered a stroke if this cardioversion had not been performed. Doctors therefore had toact quickly and well, to save this man's life.

The decision was therefore made thanks to information from the FitBit Charge HR. Indeed, the application revealed a rate of heartbeat between 70 and 80 beats per minute, with peaks between 140 and 160 beats per minute. Atrial fibrillation could therefore be confirmed and treated in time.

Facilitate information gathering

Until now, activity trackers have not really been used to treat these kinds of problems, but doctors believe this is an effective way to monitoring the heart activity of patients.

This is the first time that a FitBit Charge HR and its application have been able to save a man's life by allowing to know efficiently and above all quickly which specific treatment to operate on such a patient and at such a time.

This story really shows the huge potential of activity trackers to inform medical personnel and respond to serious health problems. Even though these objects are neither perfect nor 100% reliable, they still allow significant cardiac activity monitoring.

We can also imagine that the activity trackers would send an alert doctors or firefighters in emergencies like heart attacks.

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