Annual https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transthoracic_echocardiogram tests are the best way to prevent heart attacks
Compared to exercise and diet? How is getting an TTE actionable to prevent heart attacks?
Bike crash left Spokane man unconscious, so his Apple Watch called 911
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Re: Bike crash left Spokane man unconscious, so his Apple Watch called 911
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There was a legendary cardiologist at my medical school who predicted his own demise, took a Holter monitor home with him one night, wired himself up, went to sleep, never woke up, and left his colleagues with the 12-lead trace of his death.
> the 12-lead trace of his death What does this mean?
A 12-lead ECG report/graph/whatever it's called. 12 wires collecting data (versus eg the Apple Watch implementation which is equivalent to a 1-lead ECG)
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I think this is nothing new to worry about. Bystander effect ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bystander_effect ) was relevant before Apple Watch.
You might want to actually read that article daliusd. The bystander effect is just hypothesis and hasn't actually been observed to my knowledge. In the mentioned Kitty Genovese incident the numbers were inflated and while it isn't mentioned here, there actually were police reports while it was happening. They were just ignored until it was too late.
In that case Apple watch shouldn't introduce anything new if bystander effect is just hypothesis.
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#414Earlier quoted context omitted.
I think this is nothing new to worry about. Bystander effect ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bystander_effect ) was relevant before Apple Watch.
There was a study recently that basically debunked this theory. It was done by tracking real incidents through cameras in big cities in Europe. Long story short, the more people were there the more likely that someone offers help.
If that's the case then isn't that good news?
Re: Bike crash left Spokane man unconscious, so his Apple Watch called 911
#415Earlier quoted context omitted.
There was a legendary cardiologist at my medical school who predicted his own demise, took a Holter monitor home with him one night, wired himself up, went to sleep, never woke up, and left his colleagues with the 12-lead trace of his death.
> the 12-lead trace of his death What does this mean?
12 wires attached to his torso, recording all the electrical impulses from various points, tracing out a graph.
They call this an electrocardiogram (ECG) but the one I had for a medical didn't have 12 leads just 5 or 7 I think.
Re: Bike crash left Spokane man unconscious, so his Apple Watch called 911
#416Earlier quoted context omitted.
There was a legendary cardiologist at my medical school who predicted his own demise, took a Holter monitor home with him one night, wired himself up, went to sleep, never woke up, and left his colleagues with the 12-lead trace of his death.
> the 12-lead trace of his death What does this mean?
Number of wires connected to points on his body for ECG he recorded on himself.
Re: Bike crash left Spokane man unconscious, so his Apple Watch called 911
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Heart attacks are sudden and sometimes nothing could save you. My mother is a medical professional, and she told me the story about a doctor in her hospital: one morning he realized he was about to have a heart attack, called emergency services himself and left the door open; he was dead by the time the ambulance arrived, five to ten minutes later.
There was a legendary cardiologist at my medical school who predicted his own demise, took a Holter monitor home with him one night, wired himself up, went to sleep, never woke up, and left his colleagues with the 12-lead trace of his death.
It is a reference to the number of electrodes attached to the monitor. A 12 lead setup can provide a much more detailed signal and thus be used in different diagnostics than a lower lead obtained trace.
Re: Bike crash left Spokane man unconscious, so his Apple Watch called 911
#418This is why I am on Hacker News. Technology can be such a terribly helpful thing.
PS If this is a PR placement, this is masterful.
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> The issue that I have is that every wearable device expects you to allow upload of sensitive information to their servers This is not the case with the Apple Watch - your Health data lives and dies on your phone unless you back it up or choose to share it with other apps.
How do you know that? Have you examined the source code?
Apple has a good history in respecting privacy. For example, if Facebook made a watch and claimed no data is sent from your watch to their servers, I would not believe in it. When Apple claims the same, I do believe it.
Re: Bike crash left Spokane man unconscious, so his Apple Watch called 911
#420so how does this work? does the apple watch use siri to say something via phone or does your watch only starts a call and you need to speak? how is your location transmitted technically?