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Health and Safety
Safety is the first pillar of a good life for emergency professionals, rescuers and Fire Fighters. We are operating in a complex and hard environment. Risk prevention and improving working conditions are fundamental for better health and life.
Anoxia: what it is, what the symptoms are, and how to treat the patient
The term 'anoxia' refers to a marked decrease or complete absence of oxygen at the tissue and cellular level, i.e. a severe form of hypoxia
Hepatitis B: symptoms, causes and treatment of HBV
Hepatitis B is an infection of the liver caused, as its name suggests, by the hepatitis B virus, HBV
Bone fracture: what are compound fractures?
A bone fracture is a medical condition that involves disruption of the integrity of a bone. It can be caused by external trauma, or it can be due to underlying diseases
Blood in the urine, an overview of haematuria
The presence of blood in urinary fluids is referred to in medical parlance as haematuria. It is a condition that can occur in different stages of severity and can be caused by bleeding from any component of the urinary tract (kidneys,…
Pharyngitis: definition, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
Pharyngitis is a typical disorder of the coldest months of the year or months with sudden changes in temperature and concerns inflammation of the pharynx, i.e. the back of the throat between the tonsils and the larynx
Hypothyroidism: symptoms, causes, diagnosis and remedies
Hypothyroidism, also called hypoactive thyroid, is when the thyroid gland does not produce enough thyroid hormones to meet your body's needs
Patellar chondropathy: definition, symptoms, causes, diagnosis and treatment of jumper's knee
Cartilage injuries: patellar chondropathy is the disease or injury of the articular cartilage of the patella that manifests itself with localised pain at the front of the knee
Does my child suffer from coeliac disease? Here are the telltale symptoms
Coeliac disease is an autoimmune disease involving a rather well-known and widespread food intolerance related to gluten
Morton's neuroma: definition, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
For Morton's Neuroma we mean a suffering of the III common digital nerve, an exclusively sensory nerve that innervates the 3rd and 4th toe caused by chronic microtraumas at the point of transition between the heads of the III and IV…
Infective endocarditis: definition, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
Let's talk about infective endocarditis: Endocarditis is a life-threatening inflammation of the inner lining of the heart chambers and valves