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Health alert: Making sure kids are wearing their backpack correctly

Kristin Filer from Providence Medford Medical Center, discusses the dangers that students can face from not properly wearing their backpacks.

Posted: Sep 23, 2019 8:17 AM

Updated: Sep 23, 2019 9:30 AM

Posted By: Anthony Carter

Medford, Ore -- School is back in session for most students and items may begin to pile up in their backpacks.

Kristin Filer from Providence Medford Medical Center, says about five thousand kids go to the emergency room for backpack related injuries. In this week's health alert, Filer discusses the dangers that students can face from not properly wearing their backpacks.

Oregon Coronavirus Cases

Data is updated nightly.

Confirmed Cases: 41739

Reported Deaths: 653

County	Confirmed	Deaths
Multnomah	9055	160
Marion	5733	108
Washington	5681	75
Umatilla	3344	44
Clackamas	3081	65
Lane	2326	27
Malheur	1909	38
Jackson	1650	6
Deschutes	1110	13
Yamhill	985	15
Linn	798	15
Polk	648	15
Jefferson	603	9
Morrow	543	6
Lincoln	515	13
Union	465	2
Benton	436	6
Klamath	408	3
Wasco	347	15
Douglas	345	5
Hood River	277	1
Josephine	263	3
Columbia	256	1
Clatsop	241	0
Coos	236	0
Baker	114	3
Crook	103	2
Tillamook	70	0
Curry	57	1
Wallowa	42	2
Lake	34	0
Harney	23	0
Sherman	18	0
Gilliam	11	0
Grant	11	0
Wheeler	1	0
Unassigned	0	0

California Coronavirus Cases

Data is updated nightly.

Confirmed Cases: 903684

Reported Deaths: 17343

County	Confirmed	Deaths
Los Angeles	298937	6989
Riverside	65757	1279
San Bernardino	62353	1072
Orange	58326	1444
San Diego	54314	868
Kern	33775	416
Fresno	30590	436
Sacramento	25264	484
Santa Clara	24014	388
Alameda	23215	460
San Joaquin	21630	489
Contra Costa	18523	241
Stanislaus	17572	396
Tulare	17495	286
Ventura	14192	164
Imperial	12700	336
San Francisco	12069	140
Monterey	11321	89
San Mateo	11075	159
Santa Barbara	9760	120
Merced	9465	155
Sonoma	9163	134
Kings	8218	83
Solano	7286	74
Marin	7057	128
Madera	4981	74
San Luis Obispo	4141	32
Placer	4088	57
Yolo	3166	58
Butte	3059	52
Santa Cruz	2771	25
Napa	1942	15
Shasta	1846	30
Sutter	1837	12
San Benito	1436	15
El Dorado	1315	4
Yuba	1293	10
Mendocino	1124	21
Tehama	862	8
Lassen	766	1
Lake	689	15
Glenn	657	3
Nevada	608	8
Humboldt	562	9
Colusa	550	6
Calaveras	342	18
Amador	324	16
Tuolumne	268	4
Inyo	227	15
Siskiyou	193	0
Del Norte	178	1
Mono	178	2
Mariposa	78	2
Plumas	68	0
Modoc	29	0
Trinity	26	0
Sierra	6	0
Alpine	3	0
Unassigned	0	0