Covid ward claims an Amazon oximeter saved her life. Nikki O’Hara was rushed to hospital on December 23 after her husband Rodger contracted coronavirus and suffered mild symptoms.
The 53-year-old then decided to buy an oximeter from Amazon, which measures oxygen saturation levels, after friends told her about the gadget.
As Nikki began to feel sick, she began to monitor her results more closely, and after her symptoms got worse, Nikki called NHS 24.Staff on the phone became concerned when she told them the results, the Daily Record reports, and Nikki was rushed to A&E at University Hospital Hairmyres.Nikki said she couldn’t help but think "how am I here" as she lay in hospital as she felt as though she had been "pretty responsible".