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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.
Intubation under anaesthesia: how does it work?
Intubation is a manoeuvre whereby a tube, called an endotracheal tube, is placed in the patient's airway and, more specifically, in the trachea
Renal colic, how does it manifest itself?
Renal colic is a symptom of a well-characterised disease, usually related to urinary stones. It is typically manifested by a pain that originates in the lumbar region, i.e. near the spinal column, and radiates to the scrotal bursa in men or…
Rheumatoid arthritis: symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic systemic inflammatory disease that mainly affects the joints; it is an autoimmune disease and is more frequent in women, especially between the ages of forty and fifty
Seasonal illnesses: what to eat when you have flu?
When we have the flu, when we are debilitated by fever, coughs and colds, the last thing we think about is what diet we should follow
Coronary angioplasty, what to do post-operatively?
Coronary angioplasty surgery is generally successful and, by widening the occluded artery, restores normal blood supply to the heart. It does, however, require a certain amount of post-operative care
What are the differences between diverticulitis and diverticulosis?
What is the difference between diverticulitis and diverticulosis? Diverticulitis is a very common condition in people over 60 years of age, although lately there has been an incidence among young adults as well
Mitral valve diseases, the advantages of mitral valve repair surgery
The most modern treatment of mitral insufficiency is mitral valve repair
Heart attack: new guidelines for recognising symptoms
Heart attack, new guidelines published in the USA: in Italy, cardiovascular diseases are still the leading cause of death, accounting for 34.8% of all deaths
Herpes zoster, a virus not to be underestimated
Herpes Zoster: this disease manifests itself with microscopic skin lesions and pain
Asthma, the disease that takes your breath away
An estimated 300 million people worldwide suffer from asthma, a chronic inflammatory airway disease characterised by obstruction of the bronchial tubes