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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.
Dianosmia: after Covid, one in ten people cannot recover their sense of smell and taste: therapy…
Covid dianosmia: Covid-19 causes many patients to lose their sense of smell and taste. And one in ten still cannot smell or taste after recovery
Sudan, Emergency's paediatric centre reopened in Nyala, South Darfur
Emergency in Darfur: "Restarting was important; we treat children up to 14 years of age in a key area: Nyala is not only the capital of South Darfur but also the second largest city in Sudan, with a population of over one and a half million…
Brazil, strong increase in young people suffering from Covid: intensive care units fill up
Brazil, strong increase in young people suffering from Covid: iIn addition to the explosion of cases of Covid-19 since the beginning of 2021, what has frightened health professionals at the forefront of combating the pandemic are the…
European Resuscitation Council (ERC), the 2021 guidelines: BLS - Basic Life Support
The European Resuscitation Council (ERC) has presented the 2021 Basic Life Support (BLS) guidelines, which build on the 2020 international consensus on the science of cardiopulmonary resuscitation with recommendations for treatment.
Covid vaccine in paediatric age, Pfizer-BioNTech announce the successful outcome of a study in…
The Covid vaccine for children, or at any rate for adolescent paediatric patients, has been a hotly debated topic among paediatricians for many months.
Covid vaccine, Cuba to start trial administration to 1.7 million inhabitants
Covid vaccine, Cuba plans to vaccinate half the island's population of 6 million people by August 2021. Meanwhile, experimental administration of two of its five vaccines
Covid, University of Pisa research: acute stress for 40% of healthcare personnel
Research of the University of Pisa: among the symptoms of acute stress among health personnel negative mood, dissociation, altered reactivity
Italy, position paper on Covid-19 and emergency: "rethinking the out-of-hospital emergency system
In Italy the Covid-19 pandemic has pushed emergency departments and intensive care units to the limit, and with them the whole world of ambulance transport.
Rwanda, 250,000 more people receive AstraZeneca vaccine: no adverse events recorded
Covid vaccine: in Rwanda, in the heart of Africa, Covid vaccinations using AstraZeneca are continuing. The European controversy has increased vigilance, but no cases of patients with adverse reactions to the vaccine have been recorded.
Astrazeneca vaccine: vaccinations also suspended in Portugal, Sweden and Latvia
Suspension of vaccinations with AstraZeneca also in Portugal, Sweden and Latvia: the decision is pending a decision by the European Medicines Agency (Ema).