Successfully helped life by getting health-related data from fitness band of patient who collapsed ER (emergency room)

A man who had a stroke and was brought to a hospital was wearable terminal "Fitbit Charge HRBecause I was acquiring the ER (Emergency room) Doctors and others were able to confirm the cardiac history of the terminal and decide on the procedure. Overseas media reported that use of wearable terminals played a role in saving men's lives.

Can your fitness tracker save your life in the ER? | EurekAlert! Science News
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-04/acoe-cyf040516.php

Interrogation of Patient Smartphone Activity Tracker to Assist Arrhythmia Management - Annals of Emergency Medicine
http://www.annemergmed.com/article/S0196-0644(16)00143-8/fulltext

Men who were brought to the hospital with a stroke during workAtrial fibrillationAlthough it was confirmed that the heartbeat became early, doctors were not able to decide the method of treatment because it was not judged whether it is a stroke or a chronic disease. If arrhythmia is occurring from a strokeCardioversionIt is necessary to do, but if it was a symptom of some chronic disease, electrical defibrillation could cause seizures conversely.

At that time, the doctors noticed that the male was wearing the Fitbit Charge HR and accessed the data of the smartphone application. Then, there was a male heart rate recorded in normal exercise. The male's baseline pulse rate was 70 to 80 beats per minute and it turned out that it was 140 to 160 beats / minute, which is a sign of stroke when it was carried. Physicians judged arrhythmia due to a stroke, performed electrical defibrillation, and saved the patient's life.

Fitbit Charge HR ™ Wireless Heart Rate Monitor / Activity Meter Wrist Band
https://www.fitbit.com/jp/chargehr


The case in this case is an important case showing that the wearable terminal for health management serves as information providing means when the user is unable to communicate with the doctor due to sudden illness.

In addition, Apple has filed a patent for issuing a patent "When an electronic device detects a heart attack from a sudden change in heartbeat or heart sound, an emergency notification is issued according to the degree of urgency of the symptom", and the new Apple Watch It is said that there is a possibility that a function to detect a heart attack and call the emergency may be added.

Apple Watch detects heart attacks and the possibility that the iPhone will immediately add a function to call the emergency - GIGAZINE