Telus Health launches fall detection monitoring for Apple Watch

Telus Health has launched a monitored emergency service in Canada, one that uses the Apple Watch Fall Detection feature to help take care of vulnerable people.Announced on Tuesday, Telus Health Companion on Apple Watch is a 24-7 emergency monitoring service operated through Telus Health's LivingWell Companion national response service. Rather than just providing a response when informed of an emergency, the service takes a more proactive approach.By using the Fall Detection API, the Apple Watch app will detect if the user has taken a hard fall. If detected, the incident and the user's location are sent to Telus Health's monitoring station. Read more...