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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.
Non-heterosexual patients and health personnel: what can compromise interaction
Non-heterosexual people and interaction in the healthcare environment: how healthcare staff interact with people belonging to a sexual minority can affect patients' perceptions of the healthcare service and influence their compliance…
Symptoms and treatment of Escherichia coli bacteria
Escherichia coli (E. coli) is a species of the bacterium of the genus Escherichia, which is part of the gut microbiota of humans and other warm-blooded animals
Utero-vaginal prolapse: what is the indicated treatment?
Utero-vaginal prolapse is an extremely topical pathology because, as the average age of women has increased, more and more women are confronted with this gynaecological pathology
Reactive depression: what it is, symptoms and treatments for situational depression
Reactive depression, also called situational depression, is a type of adjustment disorder that manifests itself after experiencing a traumatic event or series of events, with symptoms that may overlap with those of major depressive disorder
The use of antibiotics according to the new WHO guidelines
In 2019, there were an estimated 4.95 million fatal cases worldwide associated with multiple antibiotic-resistant (MDR) bacterial strains, 1.27 million of which were directly attributable to MDR infections
Haemoglobinuria: What is the significance of the presence of haemoglobin in urine?
The term haemoglobinuria refers to the presence of haemoglobin in the urine, a protein that is essential in the blood because it allows the transport of oxygen and carbon dioxide, but which is generally not present in urine
Carotid artery stenosis: what it is, how it is diagnosed and how to intervene
Carotid artery stenosis - why are they a danger to consider? The right and left carotids, together with the vertebral arteries, carry blood to the brain and run in the neck
Obstructed defecation: how it manifests itself and how to treat this form of chronic constipation
Obstructed defecation is a form of chronic constipation (lasting more than 6 months) that manifests itself due to an obstruction in the proper expulsion of stools of a hard consistency
Delirium tremens - Causes, symptoms and treatment
Delirium tremens is an acute psychotic syndrome that may occur in individuals with chronic alcoholism or as a withdrawal syndrome due to the abrupt discontinuation of benzodiazepine and barbiturate drug treatments
Knee pathologies: patellofemoral syndrome
Patellofemoral syndrome: the patella conveys the force of the quadriceps muscle, allowing the extension movement of the knee. It acts as a 'pulley', sliding above the femur, inside a special 'gutter', called the trochlea