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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.
Heroin addiction: causes, treatment and patient management
Heroin addiction is unfortunately still quite widespread. There are different types of heroin that differ in quality, type of impurities and cutting substances that have been added during or after production
Asbestosis, mesothelioma and pleural effusion: causes, symptoms, treatment
Asbestosis is a type of pneumoconiosis, i.e. a lung disease caused by the inhalation of dust, for example at work, and in fact asbestosis is a typical occupational respiratory disease
The 6 phases of the clinical course of a burn: patient management
Clinical course of a burn patient: a burn is a lesion of the integumentary tissues (skin and skin appendages) caused by the action of heat, chemicals, electric current or radiation
Dysphagia: definition, symptoms and causes
Dysphagia is the difficult swallowing of food or drink. It is caused by an uneasy flow of solids and liquids from the mouth to the stomach
Eczema: definition, how to recognise it and which treatment to favour
Atopic eczema (atopic dermatitis) is the most common form of eczema, a condition that causes itching, dryness and cracking of the skin
Skin lesions: difference between macula, papule, pustule, vesicle, bulla, phlycten and wheal
Skin manifestations such as spots, blisters, swellings, etc., are part of a vast group of skin alterations and are commonly grouped under the name of skin lesions
Hair loss and Covid: how long does it last and how to treat telogen effluvium
The long-term side effects of Covid are known to be loss of taste and smell, as well as chronic fatigue. Less known is that among them there is also hair loss
Burn with boiling water: what to do / not to do in first aid and healing times
The burn from boiling water is one of the most frequent domestic accidents, and knowing what to do in first aid is really useful, both for mitigating the damage while waiting for help, and for managing the anxiety that can derive from it
Dyspepsia: symptoms, causes and treatment
Dyspepsia, also called functional dyspepsia, is a very annoying disorder recognizable through various symptoms such as, for example, abdominal swelling, burning or a sense of satiety
What is a laparoscopic colectomy? The laparoscopy of colorectal cancer
Laparoscopic colectomy is a type of minimally invasive surgery: also called minimally invasive colectomy in Anglo-Saxon countries, it involves several small incisions in the abdomen