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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.
Electroretinogram: what it is and when it is needed
The electroretinogram is an ophthalmic test performed to assess the sensitivity of the retina, the part of the eye that converts light stimuli into electrical signals that are sent to the brain, enabling vision
Chest pain, emergency patient management
Chest pain, or chest discomfort, is the fourth most common emergency that EMS professionals respond to, accounting for about 10% of all EMS calls
Cluster headache: how to recognise and manage it?
Sudden onset and extreme intensity: these are the main characteristics of cluster headache
Cold urticaria: let's find out 5 things about 'cold allergy'
Can one be sensitive to cold? The answer is yes. Cold urticaria tells about the condition of many people
Kidney function: what is azotemia?
Azotemia refers to the concentration of urea in the blood. Urea is a waste product of the liver resulting from protein metabolism
Echotomography of carotid axes
Echotomography of the carotid axes is an inexpensive, non-invasive and therefore easily repeatable test that allows the determination of carotid damage in the preclinical phase and with it a staging of the patient with arterial hypertension
Belonephobia: discovering the fear of needles
Belonephobia is the pathological fear of needles, pins and any sharp or pointed object
Cervical arthrosis: symptoms, causes and treatment
Cervical arthrosis is a degenerative disease involving changes to the bones, intervertebral discs, joints and cartilage (the protective film that covers the ends of the bones) of the cervical spine, the upper part of the spinal column
Autoimmune enteropathy: intestinal malabsorption and severe diarrhea in children
Autoimmune enteropathy is a rare intestinal disorder characterized by intractable watery diarrhea. It results in weight loss and in children is often associated with immunodeficiency
Asthma: symptoms and causes
The word asthma comes from ancient Greek and means difficult or laboured breathing. In fact, an asthma crisis manifests itself precisely with a sudden difficulty in breathing, accompanied by coughing and wheezing