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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 protect yourself from the bite of the violin spider (or Brown Recluse)?
The violin spider is small in size and apparently insignificant in appearance, but extremely dangerous. This is the Loxosceles rufescens, also known as the violin spider, due to a characteristic spot on its body that recalls the musical…
Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI): treatment and recovery
Femoroacetabular conflict is a hip disorder caused by a conflict between the two articular heads: the femoral head and the acetabulum
Sleep disorders: the signs not to be underestimated
The quality of life is closely related to the quality of sleep, and sleep is one of the acts that has the greatest influence on our daily life
What Is Atrial Fibrillation?
Atrial fibrillation, or AFib, is a quivery, fluttery heartbeat. You might also hear the doctor call it arrhythmia. It means your heart’s normal rhythm is out of whack. Because your blood isn't moving well, you're more likely to have heart…
Autistic children find it difficult to interact with others but not with each other: study in Pnas
Interaction of autistic children: many people with autism report difficulties in social interaction with people with typical development but not with other autistic people
Five types of Crohn's disease: what they are, what they cause
Crohn’s disease causes chronic inflammation and erosion of the intestines or bowel. It can affect different regions of the bowel, stomach, or intestines
AHA Issues New Guidelines for Performing CPR During Pandemic
The American Heart Association (AHA) has updated its cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) guidelines to protect healthcare providers during the COVID-19 pandemic
Appendicitis: what causes it and how to deal with it
Appendicitis is an infection of the appendix, a protuberance of the large intestine whose function has not yet been fully ascertained, although, without it, it is possible to live without any problems
First aid for road accident victims: what every citizen needs to know
First aid to be known: it might just be that one day you are the first person to arrive at the scene of an accident, or you might be involved in a road accident but unharmed. Would you know what to do?
Autism Spectrum Disorders and eating disorders: what is the relationship?
Autistic spectrum and eating disorders: eating disorders (ED) are classified into Anorexia nervosa (AN), which in turn can be characterised by restrictive behaviours (AN-R) and/or binge eating with elimination strategies (vomiting, use of…