The Dhaka Times Desk The song 'The school bag is too heavy, can we carry it again' is about to come true. According to a recent survey, students are facing increasing back pain due to carrying heavy school bags.
It is very normal to have back pain due to sitting in an office chair all day long. However, recent studies suggest that not only adults but also school children are experiencing back pain. One of the reasons for this is heavy school bags. The song 'The school bag is too heavy, can we carry it again' is about to come true.
With the increasing pressure of studies, the school bag is getting heavier day by day. On the way to and from school, the bag is on the shoulders of the children. School children are suffering from back pain due to prolonged heavy bag pulling. Doctors have said that it will not be right to think that back pain means spine problem. Children can have back pain for various reasons. Carrying heavy bags is number one on the list of reasons. Apart from this, sitting in the class for a long time with the head straight or writing with the head down, due to phone calls can sometimes increase the back pain.
According to 'Stanford Medicine Children's Health', a child's school bag should not weigh more than 15 percent of his body. The weight of the backpack is also important according to the age of the child.
The weight of bags for children of class I and II should be between 1.5 kg and 2 kg. The weight of bag should be 2 kg to 3 kg for 3rd to 5th class students. The weight limit of school bag for class VI to VIII students is also 3 to 4 kg. Students of class 9th and 10th should not carry bags weighing more than 5 kg. Researchers have made this list after long research.
Doctors have also mentioned some rules for using the bag. They think that children's school bags should have two straps. So that the weight of the bag falls exactly equally on both shoulders. It is always good that the height of the bag ends before the waist. Many students are seen carrying a bag on one shoulder. Doctors consider this practice very harmful. Source: Anandabazar Patrika Online.
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How to prevent dengue
Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral fever. This fever is different from other viral or bacterial fevers. However, this fever is not contagious in any way. This viral fever can occur alone or in combination with other viruses (chikungunya, yellow fever, Burma forest, flu, respiratory syncytial) and bacteria (pneumococcus).
Dengue fever is divided into two categories depending on the severity of symptoms and fever.
1. Common dengue fever
2. Dengue fever with bleeding.
In the case of common dengue fever, the following symptoms are mainly seen-
1. Sudden high fever lasting 2 to 7 days.
2. Severe headache.
3. Pain behind the eyes.
4. Along with the fever, red rash appears all over the body.
5. Severe pain in whole body as well as back pain.
6. Nausea or vomiting.
7. A rash or red bumps on the skin.
In case of dengue fever with bleeding:
1. Bleeding from nose, mouth or vomiting with high fever within 2 to 48 hours.
2. Fluid accumulation in chest or abdomen along with fever.
If any of these symptoms appear, seek medical attention immediately.
On the other hand
Wait at home for the first 3 days of fever. On the other hand, sponge the whole body with water every now and then. This will reduce the level of fever. Drink enough water and rest. After that, if the fever does not decrease or if it continues to increase after some time, consult a doctor immediately.
Things to do to prevent Dengue:
1. Try to keep the surroundings of the house as clean as possible.
2. If there are flower tubs or broken plastic bottles, can shells, tires or polythene inside the house, clean them quickly and drain the accumulated water from the flower tubs.
3. Spray or fog at least 3 times a week to kill mosquitoes.
4. You can keep mosquito repellent cream with you while going out.
5. After evening, younger and older members of the household should use mosquito nets.
6. Clean up any accumulated rain water, as this is the time when Aedes mosquitoes lay their eggs.
7. On the other hand, you can use mats along with mosquito nets to avoid mosquito infestation.
8. Since Aedes mosquitoes bite during the day, it is important to avoid sleeping with mosquito nets while sleeping during the day. Source: https://dmpnews.org
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