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04-08-2016, 09:56 PM
Fitbit used in ER to determine patient treatment after seizure
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Activity trackers like Fitbit are common for monitoring steps taken and distance covered, but these devices are increasingly becoming instrumental in painting a bigger picture of overall health — and in some cases, it can even help save a life.
When a 42-year-old man from New Jersey was recently rushed to an emergency room after a seizure, the doctors **ticed he was was wearing a Fitbit Charge HR (https://hameed.nwar.uk/vb/www.Mashable/category/Fitbit) tracker
SEE ALSO: 9 great health and fitness Apple Watch apps to get on your wrist **w (http://mashable.com/2016/03/15/apple-watch-best-fitness-apps/)
While most doctors don't have access to information such as when a patient first experienced an elevated heart rate before a seizure, the data collected on the device helped take some unk**wns out of the equation. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/08/fitbit-charge-hr-used-in-er-treatment/)
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Activity trackers like Fitbit are common for monitoring steps taken and distance covered, but these devices are increasingly becoming instrumental in painting a bigger picture of overall health — and in some cases, it can even help save a life.
When a 42-year-old man from New Jersey was recently rushed to an emergency room after a seizure, the doctors **ticed he was was wearing a Fitbit Charge HR (https://hameed.nwar.uk/vb/www.Mashable/category/Fitbit) tracker
SEE ALSO: 9 great health and fitness Apple Watch apps to get on your wrist **w (http://mashable.com/2016/03/15/apple-watch-best-fitness-apps/)
While most doctors don't have access to information such as when a patient first experienced an elevated heart rate before a seizure, the data collected on the device helped take some unk**wns out of the equation. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/08/fitbit-charge-hr-used-in-er-treatment/)
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