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Did you know that over 7,000 emergency room visits in 2001 were related to backpacks and book bags? About half of those injuries occurred in children 5 to 14 years old1.
Does your child have these symptoms after wearing a heavy school backpack? Carrying too much weight in a pack or wearing it the wrong way can lead to pain and strain. 
Backpack Strategies for Parents and Students flyer (PDF
file)
 American
Occupational Therapy Association website
1 The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) database, 2001. Numbers quoted are the national estimated figures. |
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Backpack
Awareness
