Health and Safety

We speak of Diplopia to indicate the perception by a subject of 2 images of a single object. It can affect only one eye or both and can be transient or permanent

Byssinosis is a lung disease characterized by bronchoconstriction, affecting cotton, flax and hemp workers

Anxiolytics are among the most common drugs for the ambulance crew: they are often among the prescriptions of the patient's attending physician

Alcoholism (or alcohol dependency) is certainly one of the situations that an ambulance crew has to deal with most frequently

Let's talk about asthmatic syndromes: in the case of bronchial asthma, alongside pharmacological therapies, the patient should follow some dietary and behavioral rules that reduce the risk of an asthmatic attack

Let's talk about trichodynia: any type of hair loss can be physically and mentally difficult to experience, however, there are some types of hair loss that are accompanied by other conditions or syndromes, such as trichodynia

The disorder known as 'hammertoe' affects indiscriminately the extremities of the lower or upper limbs and consists of a deformity of the fingers that take on a bent, curved, 'Z'-shaped appearance near the terminal interphalangeal joint

Let's talk about the Bristol Scale: the waste produced indicates a lot about the health of a living organism

Hip pain can be a fairly common finding, which can result from a variety of causes. It can occur as a result of trauma or chronic injury, such as fractures, which are very common among the elderly, especially among those who suffer from…

With "pulmonic valve insufficiency" or "pulmonary insufficiency" (hence the acronym "IP") in cardiology we mean incontinence of the pulmonary valve, i.e. the heart valve that allows the passage of oxygen-poor blood from the right ventricle…