Bulletproof backpacks: There’s more we can do

<p>"As a parent of elementary school children, every mass shooting, particularly ones killing school children like in Uvalde, jolts my doing-the-mom-thing-just-keep-busy-can’t-stop denial. On the last day of school before summer vacation, when the bus doors squeaked open, and my kids hopped off, I experienced a momentary sense of relief. They were safe for one more day, at least from school shootings. I hugged my kindergartener and patted the head (that’s all I’m allowed to do) of my fifth grader. Now that a new school year is looming, it’s all I can do not to click on the article about bulletproof backpacks."</p> <p>Resources:<br /> AAP policy statement: <a href= "https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/doi/10.1542/peds.2022-060071/189687/Firearm-Related-Injuries-and-Deaths-in-Children?autologincheck=redirected?nfToken=00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"> Firearm-Related Injuries and Deaths in Children and Youth</a></p> <p><a href="https://momsdemandaction.org/">Moms Demand Action</a></p> <p>Lisa Park is a pediatrician.</p> <p>She shares her story and discusses her KevinMD article, "<a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/2022/09/bulletproof-backpacks-theres-more-we-can-do.html">Bulletproof backpacks: There’s more we can do</a>."</p> <p><a href="https://nuance.com/daxinaction"><img class= "alignnone wp-image-424286 size-medium" src= "https://www.kevinmd.com/wp-content/uploads/NuanceLogo_Horz_k-2-300x62.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="62" /></a></p> <p><em>The Podcast by KevinMD is brought to you by the <a href= "https://nuance.com/daxinaction">Nuance Dragon Ambient eXperience</a>.</em></p> <p><em>With a growing physician shortage, increasing burnout, and declining patient satisfaction, a dramatic change is needed to make health care more efficient and effective and bring back the joy of practicing medicine. AI-driven ambient clinical intelligence promises to help by revolutionizing patient and provider experiences with clinical documentation that writes itself.</em></p> <p><em>The <a href="https://nuance.com/