July 19, 2005
Hospital RFID System Stops Baby Abduction
VeriChip Corporation's "Hugs" Infant Protection System prevented an abduction last week from the Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte, North Carolina. A spokesperson for Presbyterian said that the parents of the child were attempting to remove it without authorization. The couple's other two children are currently in the custody of social services. The parents evidently feared that their newborn would also be taken away. The protection system set off an audible alarm and a warning to a monitoring screen at the nurses' station. VeriChip notes that in the last 20 years, over 100 infant abductions from hospitals have taken place in the US. According to InformationWeek:
Every infant who is born at the Presbyterian Hospital receives a Hugs tag on the ankle or wrist to monitor movement around the hospital. Exit points throughout the hospital also are electronically monitored to detect unauthorized removal of an infant.
Read more: RFID System Prevented A Possible Infant Abduction
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