Infant Security Basics
ID badges, training, video surveillance, access control and tagging systems can help to prevent a newborn baby from being abducted from your hospital.
What Code Pink Means:
This is generally a term used in hospitals and birthing centers to mea
n that an abduction or suspected abduction of an infant not of walking age has taken place.
What Amber Alert Means:
Used by law enforcement only. Police issue it when they want to contact a particular person for a variety of reasons, such as an abduction, welfare or medical purposes.
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The most comprehensive source of information on this topic is the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children’s “For Healthcare Professionals: Guidelines on Prevention of and Response to Infant Abductions.” This document can be found at www.missingkids.com. Information regarding attempted abductions should be reported to 1-800-THE-LOST.
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