Medical X-Press – Staff Writer
“Researchers from the University of Granada (UGR) and UK-based Liverpool John Moores University have determined for the first time the maximum weight a child should carry using a school backpack trolley: a maximum of 20% of their body weight. In an article published in the prestigious Applied Ergonomics journal, ranked second in the Ergonomics area of Journal Citation Reports, the scientists describe how they have established—in a worldwide first—recommendations on the appropriate load that primary school-age children should carry when using a backpack trolley.” (more)