新闻视频：Hugs婴儿防盗系统在美国成功地防止婴儿被盗

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Hugs婴儿防盗系统成功防止婴儿被拐

上周，在北卡罗来纳州夏洛特市的Presbyterian医院，VeriChip公司的Hugs婴儿防盗系统成功挫败了一起盗拐婴儿的事件。

据医院发言人称，当时婴儿的父母在未经授权的情况，正试图将婴儿盗走。这对夫妇的另外两个孩子正处于社会福利机构的监护中，很明显该夫妇担心新生婴儿也会被社会福利机构抱走。但他们的盗窃行为触发了Hugs保安系统的声音警报，护士站的管理电脑也同时报警。

在过去的20年里，美国有超过100名婴儿从医院里被盗走。

在Presbyterian医院出生的每名婴儿都会在手腕或脚踝处佩戴一个Hugs防盗标签，以监控在医院的活动情况。出口处均安装了电子装置，可以探测到非法的盗婴行为。

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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.