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The Backpack Predicament 8.07
1. “ The Backpack Predicament” Facts and Figures for Educators and Healthcare Professionals
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12. “ School backpacks, parents and educators complain, are getting heavier, bulging with textbooks and loose leaf binders and sometimes musical instruments, laptops and lunch bags. As a result, orthopedists warn children are increasingly at risk for back pain, muscular strain and hunched posture.”
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15. Do the Math 12 pounds in the backpack X 10 lifts per day 120 pounds per day X 180 school days per year 21,600 pounds lifted in one school year = nearly 11 tons = 6 mid-sized automobiles
22. Today they’ll be learning hundreds of things that will influence their lives down the road. And the world forever.
23. How NOT to Wear Your Backpack WRONG : This backpack is overloaded, creating stress on the spine. Improper backpack use can lead to a lifetime of health problems. WRONG : Wearing a backpack improperly over one shoulder can cause permanent misalignment of the spine, muscle fatigue, and a lowered state of health.
24. Safety Tips Step 1: Choose Right Choosing the right size backpack is the most important step to safe backpack use. Tip: Bring a friend to help you measure your backpack properly.
25. Safety Tips Step 2: Pack Right The maximum weight of the loaded backpack should not exceed 15% of your body weight, so pack only what is needed. Tip: If the backpack forces the wearer to move forward to carry, it's overloaded.
26. Face the Pack -Bend at the Knees - Use both hands and check the weight of the pack - Lift with the legs - Apply one shoulder strap and then the other. Step 3: Lift Right Tip: Don't sling the back-pack onto one shoulder. Safety Tips
27. Step 4: Wear Right Tip: When the backpack has a waist strap - use it. Safety Tips Use both shoulder straps - snug, but not too tight.
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