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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.
How to recognise the symptoms of meningitis in children? Paediatricians explain
From the Italian Society of Paediatrics a vademecum on meningitis aimed at parents with all the most important things to know about transmission, prevention and treatment
Respiratory disobstruction manoeuvres - anti-suffocation in infants
Learning the manoeuvres of airway disobstruction in infants is fundamental: infants (this is how babies in their first year of life are defined) as we know explore the world with their mouths and the probability of suffocation is higher…
Tumours of the colon and rectum: we discover colorectal cancer
Colorectal carcinoma is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality due to neoplasia in all Western and highly developed countries
Acute and chronic sinusitis: symptoms and remedies
What is sinusitis? Often confused with the common cold due to very similar symptoms, sinusitis is a state of inflammation of the mucous membranes located below the facial sinuses, usually caused by bacteria, more rarely by viruses and fungi…
Atrioventricular (AV) block: the different types and patient management
Atrioventricular block (sometimes abbreviated BAV) is a defect in the conduction system of the heart, which occurs in the portion between the atrium and ventricle
Heart attack: what is it?
A heart attack occurs when the blood supply to the heart muscle (myocardium) decreases or fails as a result of occlusion of one or more coronary arteries
Varicocele: symptoms and treatment
The term varicocele refers to the enlargement and dilatation of a group of veins in the scrotum. The pampiniform plexus (this is the name of the group of veins) that dilates with varicocele has the function of drawing venous blood away from…
Hashimoto's thyroiditis: what it is and how to treat it
Hashimoto's thyroiditis or chronic autoimmune thyroiditis is an autoimmune thyroid disease characterised by lymphatic infiltration (T lymphocytes) destroying and replacing the thyroid parenchyma
Vaginitis: what are the main infections of the vagina?
Vaginitis are infections of the vagina caused by bacteria, fungi, protozoa or viruses. They can occur due to a variety of causes: stress, poor or inadequate intimate hygiene or local irritation (due to perfume, synthetic undergarments,…
The vestibular rehabilitation of vertiginous patients
Vestibular rehabilitation: In 1940 an English otolaryngologist, Dr. Cawthorne, noticed that vertiginous patients who moved their heads early improved and healed much faster than those who restricted such movements; he therefore asked a…