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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.
First, second, third and fourth degree burns: characteristics and methods of intervention
If you intervene in an emergency, it is essential to know how to classify a burn, and to know how to communicate the severity. You also need to know their differences, depending on the degree
Hygiene and patient care: how to prevent the spread of healthcare-related infections
Hygiene is an integral part of rescue and patient care, as is the safety of the patient and the rescuer
Vitreous detachment: what it is, what consequences it has
Vitreous detachment is the most common modification of the vitreous body, the clear, transparent gel that fills the eyeball normally attached to the retina, which occurs with senescence
Intervening in First Aid: Good Samaritan law, all you need to know
The law of the Good Samaritan exists in practically every Western country and in many Asian countries, with different declinations and peculiarities
How to use an AED on a child and an infant: the paediatric defibrillator
If a child is in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, you should initiate CPR and ask lay rescuers to call the emergency services and obtain an automated external defibrillator to increase the chances of survival
Macular degeneration: what it is, symptoms, causes, treatment
Aging can be the cause of various health-related ailments, more or less serious. Among these is macular degeneration, a pathology linked to the eyes which, however, can also involve younger people
Cardiomyopathies: definition, causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
Cardiomyopathies are pathologies that affect the heart muscle and reduce the capacity of the heart which is no longer able to satisfy its blood pumping properties to the whole body
Discopathy: definition, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
When we talk about discopathy we refer to the degeneration of one or more rings or intervertebral discs, located between the vertebrae in the spinal column
Foot sprain: what it is, how to intervene
Foot or ankle sprain is one of the most common injuries among sportsmen
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis is a group of diffuse interstitial granulomatous diseases of the lung, caused by an allergic reaction to inhaled organic dust or, less frequently, simple chemicals, which often occurs in the workplace