Apple Watch safety features are credited with saving the life of a woman who was exposed to near-lethal levels of carbon monoxide.
Natalie Nasatka, a graduate student at Wilmington University, began experiencing symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning in her apartment last week.
“When I woke up and ate breakfast, I still felt tired, so I decided to cancel my personal training session and take a nap,” she told Fox & Friends on Friday.
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After the nap, Nasatka reported still feeling tired, dizzy, and weak.
“Even walking up the stairs, I felt dizzy and disoriented and had no energy at all. I pulled myself upstairs and collapsed onto my bed, but I had no energy to do anything at all. “I felt like I was kind of adrift, and everything suddenly became very scary and I was like, this is not good,” she told host Steve Doocy.
Carbon monoxide is an odorless, tasteless, and colorless gas produced when fuels such as propane and wood are burned. Poisoning occurs when the gas occurs at extreme levels in the air and accumulates in the blood.
The deadly gas claims more than 400 lives each year and causes approximately 100,000 emergency department visits and more than 14,000 hospitalizations. According to the CDC.
“I kept pressing the button, and it connected me to 911. And in the dark, I stabbed and said this was probably CO poisoning.”
Built-in Apple Watch features Users can also automatically call local law enforcement and share their location in emergency situations.
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Users simply press and hold the side button for 5 seconds until the menu appears. From there, the watch wearer can select the “Emergency SOS” option or press and hold the button to start the countdown. Due to the countdown, the watch alerts emergency services.
Emergency services, including the fire department, arrived at the scene and helped Nasatka, who was unconscious. She was taken to the emergency room and kept for 24 hours until her release.
The fire department said carbon monoxide levels in her apartment were dangerously high at 80 ppm, and her blood contained 33% carbon monoxide.
Nasatka, who said there was no carbon monoxide detector in the apartment, believes a faulty heater may have caused the leak.
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Since the incident, management has repaired Nasatka's heater and installed a carbon monoxide detector.
“If I didn't have my Apple Watch, I probably would have just fallen asleep because my phone was downstairs,” she said.
