Before the surgery they sent me in for a testing procedure and I kept setting off the alarm. It seemed to happen whenever my heart rate dropped below 45bpm. No one seemed concerned though
Eventually, both husband and I would say I’m a runner, when they would come in, and that seemed to assuage their concerns. The first handful asked that, and I’d say yes, and they seemed good with that answer. I’m sure a lot of their concern was because I was there for heart things to begin with.
I did also learn that day that the apple watch heart rate was spot on with the one in the hospital. The hospital turned the alarm off pretty quickly since it wouldn’t shut up.
I’ve had other way weirder experiences with nurses freaking about my low heartrate though.
FWIW “normal” heart rates are like 60-100 (and women apparently have higher. I’m a woman) so I can see a wildly low deviation setting some alarm bells off, but if patient isn’t even surprised or concerned, that should be a pretty good indication of it being normal for them.
Before the surgery they sent me in for a testing procedure and I kept setting off the alarm. It seemed to happen whenever my heart rate dropped below 45bpm. No one seemed concerned though
Eventually, both husband and I would say I’m a runner, when they would come in, and that seemed to assuage their concerns. The first handful asked that, and I’d say yes, and they seemed good with that answer. I’m sure a lot of their concern was because I was there for heart things to begin with.
I did also learn that day that the apple watch heart rate was spot on with the one in the hospital. The hospital turned the alarm off pretty quickly since it wouldn’t shut up.
I’ve had other way weirder experiences with nurses freaking about my low heartrate though.
FWIW “normal” heart rates are like 60-100 (and women apparently have higher. I’m a woman) so I can see a wildly low deviation setting some alarm bells off, but if patient isn’t even surprised or concerned, that should be a pretty good indication of it being normal for them.