Apple Watch saves man's life

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Dennis told The Sun: “I was building a fence placing posts in the ground. We finished lunch at 1.15 and was back to work.

“I felt terrible - like I had a really bad flu. I worked for maybe ten minutes but said to my helper I need to sit down.

“So I sat on trailer for a couple of minutes and was planning to go home - I felt all over the place.

“As I sat there I started to fiddle with my Apple Watch.

"I had only had it two weeks and had become obsessed with checking my pulse on it.

"I have a very low pulse normally - about 50.

“Most people are 55 to 75. I brought it up and - and it was 210 bbm.

"I turned to my helper and said: We need an ambulance.

“They came out, figured out I was having a heart attack and I was off to hospital. They cleared the blockages so I didn’t have another attack.

“They told me that if I had gone home and gone to bed - as many people do - I would likely have had another, more serious bout in the middle of the night. Those second attacks are the ones that kill. That is a common problem.”

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