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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.
Electric Shock First Aid and Treatment
Electrical shock occurs when an electrical current travels through the body. Injuries from electrical shock happen when someone accidentally comes in contact with an electrical source, such as a frayed cord or a downed power line
Pain therapy for back pain: how it works
Pain therapy: at least once in our lives we have all suffered from back pain, whether acute or chronic, and probably at all ages
Leukaemia in children with Down syndrome: what you need to know
Children with Down syndrome are 20 times more likely to develop leukaemia than their peers with a regular number of chromosomes
Spring arrives, allergies return: tests for diagnosis and treatment
In spring, with the good weather, allergies return. Allergy symptoms are easily recognisable by the way they present themselves, and we need to pay attention to our body's signals: so if allergy symptoms always occur at the same time or…
Allergic contact dermatitis and atopic dermatitis: the differences
Atopic or allergic contact dermatitis? In both cases, we are talking about rather common skin inflammations that can easily be confused by patients, particularly because of their rather similar symptoms
Deviation of the septum: how to treat nasal obstruction?
Deviation of the nasal septum is a congenital or acquired condition, usually as a result of trauma, which can lead to an obstruction of airflow in one or both nostrils, resulting in difficulty in breathing properly
Cervical stenosis: symptoms, causes, diagnosis and treatment
The term cervical stenosis refers to a narrowing of the cervical vertebral canal, a structure that contains the spinal cord and the origin of the cervical spinal roots, resulting in compression of the spinal cord
First aid: what to do after swallowing or spilling bleach on your skin
Bleach is a powerful cleaning and disinfecting agent with antimicrobial properties commonly used in households
The tissue that isn't there: coloboma, a rare eye defect that impairs a child's vision
Very few people know about coloboma, a rare eye disease that affects around 10 out of every 200,000 children born each year
Meniscus injury: symptoms, treatment and recovery time
Meniscus injury is one of the most frequent injuries to the knee, especially in sportsmen and women