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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.
Presbyopia: an age-related visual disorder
Of all visual disorders, one in particular affects most people: presbyopia, a refractive defect of the crystalline lens due to its diminished elasticity and related to ageing, which typically occurs after the age of forty
Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: long-term outcomes described for childhood ALL survivors
Childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL): A paper published online on 29 December in Cancers describes long-term adverse and positive outcomes for survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL)
Do you have heart palpitations? Here is what they are and what they indicate
Palpitations make you feel like your heart is beating too hard or too fast, skipping a beat, or fluttering. You may notice heart palpitations in your chest, throat, or neck
Understanding Seizures and Epilepsy
What Is a Seizure and What Is Epilepsy? Seizures, abnormal movements or behavior due to unusual electrical activity in the brain, are a symptom of epilepsy
What’s Causing Your Abdominal Pain and How to Treat It
Abdominal pain is pain that occurs between the chest and pelvic regions. Abdominal pain can be crampy, achy, dull, intermittent, or sharp. It’s also called a stomachache
Barotrauma of the ear and nose: what it is and how to diagnose it
Barotrauma is tissue damage caused by a change related to the pressure of gases in body compartments. It can affect the ear (causing ear pain, hearing loss, and/or vestibular symptoms) or sinuses (causing pain and congestion)
Perform First Aid on a Toddler: what differences with the adult?
Knowing how to perform first aid is essential. However, the procedure for adults may be different for a toddler whose body is smaller and is still developing
Fetal alcohol syndrome: what it is, what consequences it has on the child
Fetal alcohol syndrome is a condition in a child that results from alcohol exposure during the mother's pregnancy
How to recognise actinic keratosis
Red or whitish spots that tend to flake and cause itching? It could be actinic keratosis
What is and how to read the allergy patch test
The patch test is the fundamental examination for the diagnosis of allergic contact dermatitis, a pathological condition of the skin with manifestations similar to other forms of eczema, whether irritative or atopic