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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.
Epiluminescence: what it is and what it is used for
Epiluminescence, or dermoscopy, is an innovative diagnostic method that makes it possible to study - through a microscope - suspicious skin formations and check whether they are malignant at an early stage
Appendicitis: symptoms and causes
Appendicitis is an inflammation of the appendix, a finger-shaped sac protruding from the colon in the lower right abdomen
Panic attacks: symptoms, causes and treatment
Panic attacks occur as an episode of severe fear, anxiety and discomfort, often accompanied by symptoms of a physical nature, such as difficulty breathing, chest tightness, chest pain, dizziness and tachycardia
Winter sports injuries: the rules to follow to avoid them
An ISS survey showed that in 2018, 30,000 people suffered accidents or injuries while practising winter sports: skiing, snowboarding, skating, but also simple walks in the snow can hide pitfalls with consequent traumatic damage, especially…
Maculopathy: symptoms and how to treat it
Maculopathy or macular degeneration is a disease that affects the macula, the central area of the retina
Altered Level of Consciousness Emergencies (ALOC): what to do?
An altered level of consciousness (ALOC) is the seventh most common emergency that EMS professionals respond to, accounting for almost 7% of all EMS calls
Amenorrhoea: what it is, symptoms, cause
Amenorrhoea is the absence of menstruation, a condition that can occur physiologically in certain phases of a woman's life: before puberty, during pregnancy and, for a more or less long period, during breast-feeding, after menopause
Septic arthritis: symptoms, causes and treatment
Septic arthritis involves inflammation of a joint, the cause of which is to be found in colonisation by a pathogenic germ, usually a bacterium
What is an audiometric test and when is it necessary?
The audiometric test is the test of choice to check the functionality of the ear and the ability to hear sounds
Urine test: what it is used for and what it detects
The urine test is a technique for diagnosing kidney dysfunctions, but also various cardiac, liver and metabolic disorders