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Backpack Weight: How Much is Too Much?
More than 24,300 people were treated in hospitals and doctors' offices for injuries related to backpacks in 2012.

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Hi there, my name is Caitlin Moran, and I am an editor for the 15 Patch sites in the Puget Sound region.
A little about me: I grew up in Snohomish County and graduated from the University of Portland, where I majored in English and served as editor in chief of the student newspaper.
After graduation, I moved to Baltimore and completed a reporting internship at The Chronicle of Higher Education in Washington, D.C. I also worked as a copy editor for The York Daily Record/Sunday News in York, Pa., and spent a year as a community reporter for The Gazette, a group of weekly papers in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, D.C.
I joined Patch in 2010 and managed the Redmond site for two years before transitioning into my current role in early 2013.
In my spare time, I try to take full advantage of the amazing outdoor recreational opportunities available in our region. My favorite activities are backpacking, climbing and skiing.
More than 24,300 people were treated in hospitals and doctors' offices for injuries related to backpacks in 2012.

More than 24,300 people were treated in hospitals and doctors' offices for injuries related to backpacks in 2012.
More than 24,300 people were treated in hospitals and doctors' offices for injuries related to backpacks in 2012.
More than 24,300 people were treated in hospitals and doctors' offices for injuries related to backpacks in 2012.
More than 24,300 people were treated in hospitals and doctors' offices for injuries related to backpacks in 2012.
The following blotter items range from July 28 to Aug. 2. Information on arrests is supplied by the Shoreline Police Department. The reports do not indicate a conviction.
Police say James Lee DiMaggio and missing California girl Hannah Anderson, 16, may have been seen near Cascade, Idaho, on Wednesday.
Police say James Lee DiMaggio and missing California girl Hannah Anderson, 16, may have been seen near Cascade, Idaho, on Wednesday.
Police say James Lee DiMaggio and missing California girl Hannah Anderson, 16, may have been seen near Cascade, Idaho, on Wednesday.
Police say James Lee DiMaggio and missing California girl Hannah Anderson, 16, may have been seen near Cascade, Idaho, on Wednesday.
Police say James Lee DiMaggio and missing California girl Hannah Anderson, 16, may have been seen near Cascade, Idaho, on Wednesday.
Police say James Lee DiMaggio and missing California girl Hannah Anderson, 16, may have been seen near Cascade, Idaho, on Wednesday.
Police say James Lee DiMaggio and missing California girl Hannah Anderson, 16, may have been seen near Cascade, Idaho, on Wednesday.
Police say James Lee DiMaggio and missing California girl Hannah Anderson, 16, may have been seen near Cascade, Idaho, on Wednesday.
Police say James Lee DiMaggio and missing California girl Hannah Anderson, 16, may have been seen near Cascade, Idaho, on Wednesday.
Police say James Lee DiMaggio and missing California girl Hannah Anderson, 16, may have been seen near Cascade, Idaho, on Wednesday.
Police say James Lee DiMaggio and missing California girl Hannah Anderson, 16, may have been seen near Cascade, Idaho, on Wednesday.
Police say James Lee DiMaggio and missing California girl Hannah Anderson, 16, may have been seen near Cascade, Idaho, on Wednesday.
Police say James Lee DiMaggio and missing California girl Hannah Anderson, 16, may have been seen near Cascade, Idaho, on Wednesday.
Police say James Lee DiMaggio and missing California girl Hannah Anderson, 16, may have been seen near Cascade, Idaho, on Wednesday.