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Is there an easy way to remotely monitor another person's pulse? (lemm.ee)

submitted 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) by temporal_spider@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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My partner and I are getting older, and sleep in different rooms at different times. We've both worried about the other dying unbeknownst. I wear a pulse watch, but don't know if it will do what I want. Any ideas, friends? I'd like us to be able to glance at a screen and see a heartbeat, ideally without spending more than a couple hundred dollars, and without too much hassle or cumbersome equipment. I appreciate any suggestions. (edit - we use android and Linux.)

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[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 27 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (13 children)

If you have an iPhone, you can get an Apple Watch and set it up using the other person’s phone. The health app will tell you what the person’s heart rate is. It will also do sleep tracking and check blood oxygen levels. It will also notify you if the person falls. It can also be used to contact 911 if it is in range of your phone, or if you buy the cellular version and add it to your cell phone plan.

If you live near an Apple store, stop in and ask about it. The trick will be to set up/link your spouses watch with your iPhone so you can continuously monitor the other person.

[–] temporal_spider@lemm.ee 38 points 4 weeks ago (10 children)

We're all android and Linux here, but thank you!

[–] bandwidthcrisis@lemmy.world 3 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Looks like the pixel watch 3 can do something like this, but it only calls emergency services (and plant l only in some regions!)

https://support.google.com/fitbit/answer/15250403?hl=en

[–] bandwidthcrisis@lemmy.world 9 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Oh, many years ago I had a baby monitor that included a pressure mat. If it detected no movement for a while (it was sensitive enough to detect breathing) it set off an alarm.

Although if such a thing exists today, it probably requires an app and a subscription. Enshitification.

[–] blargh513@sh.itjust.works 6 points 4 weeks ago

I had one of those too. Every so often, bad baby would scoot off the mat it 3am. Nothing like the absolute fucking panic of hearing that alarm going off when you're dead asleep and now halfway to juniors room before you wake up only to find he scooted off the mat. AGAIN.

I don't miss the pure anxiety of being a new parent. I had forgotten about that thing and I'm so glad it is a faded memory.

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