The Apple Watch pulse oximeter was borrowed by the doctor from the crew on a Ryanair flight
Luckily, aboard the flight was Nation Health Service (NHS) Doctor Rashid Riaz who was told that the woman had an existing heart condition. Dr. Riaz borrowed an Apple Watch from the crew. “The Apple Watch helped me to find out the patient had low oxygen saturation,” Dr. Riaz said. While the flight continued, an oxygen cylinder was used on the passenger until the flight landed in Italy an hour later. The passenger was helped off the plane by medical staff.
Talking about the pulse oximeter on the Apple Watch, Dr. Riaz said, “I used a lot of my own learning during this flight on how to use the gadget. 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, “These things can save someone’s life in an emergency situation,”
The pulse oximeter on the Apple Watch was able to help the doctor realize what the passenger’s problem was and how he could help her recover during the flight.
