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Babies in Norwegian hospital protected with anti-theft alarms

Patient Safety Monitor: Global Edition, April 1, 2008

A Norwegian hospital is planning to implement a new anti-theft system to protect its infants from kidnapping, reports Yahoo! News.

Akershus Hospital, which has one of Norway's largest maternity wards, will implement the system, which includes an ankle bracelet worn by the baby and a bracelet for the mother. When the two bracelets are separated by enough distance, an alarm goes off. If someone tries to rip off the baby bracelet, the hospital's doors will automatically lock.

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