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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.
Misophonia, selective sensitivity to sound
Misophonia is a disorder characterised by intolerance, and consequent pathological reactions, to sounds that are commonly present in the environment and that do not normally elicit particular reactions in most people
Elder abuse: what is the rescuer's operating protocol in the USA
Elder abuse, neglect (including self-neglect), and exploitation are common and are associated with depression, mental impairment, loss of function, and mortality
Scarlet fever: contagion, symptoms and treatment
Scarlet fever and its younger sister, the fourth disease, are the only two exanthematous diseases to be caused not by a virus but by a bacterium, namely group A β-haemolytic streptococcus (SBEGA)
Onychomycosis: why do fingernails and toenails get fungus?
Nail fungus, in medical terms onychomycosis, is an infection that can affect fingernails and toenails, turning them white or yellowish and weakening them
Pyelonephritis: causes, symptoms and treatment
Pyelonephritis refers to an infectious process affecting the upper urinary tract, that is, the kidneys. This infectious process may arise for various reasons and origins and affects only the urinary tract
First aid and emergency interventions: syncope
Syncope is defined as a transient loss of consciousness. Syncope is the medical term for fainting or passing out. It is caused by a temporary drop in the amount of blood that flows to the brain
EMS: Pediatric SVT (Supraventricular tachycardia) vs Sinus Tachycardia
Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) is a common non-arrest dysrhythmia seen in children, especially during infancy, and is the main cause of cardiac-related instability
Otitis: external, medium and labyrinthitis
Otitis is an inflammatory process affecting the ear. In accordance with the anatomy of the ear, otitis is divided into external otitis, otitis media, labyrinthitis
Nevi: what they are and how to recognise melanocytic moles
Nevi more commonly called melanocytic moles (or nevocellular nevi) are intracutaneous collections of melanocytes that clinically manifest as blotchy or nodular lesions with clear-cut borders and relatively stable over time
Prostatitis: symptoms, causes and diagnosis
Prostatitis is a disease of the prostate, characterised by severe urinary symptoms, typical of inflammation or infection of the prostate gland