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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.
Alcohol-use disorders and Binge drinking: preventing harmful drinking
The Department of Health asked the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) to produce public health guidance on the prevention and early identification of alcohol-use disorders among adults and adolescents.
The six minutes approach to Load-Play and Go in OHCA
By: Mario Rugna, MEDEST118
In the Prehospital Emergency System where I work (from late 1996) we are historically used to manage cardiac arrest events with a deep “Stay and Play”, except for some sporadic cases (mostly pediatric patients)…
Guidelines for the management of Arterial Hypertension
The 2013 guidelines on hypertension of the European Society of Hypertension (ESH) and the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) follow the guidelines jointly issued by the two societies in 2003 and 2007.
New 2015 ACEP Clinical policy on ischemic stroke. Some considerations...
On June 2015 ACEP updated the 2013 policy on ischemic stroke treatment.
The 2013 policy graded the tPA administration within 3 hours as a Level A recommendation and tPA administration between 3 to 4.5 hours as Level Brecommendation
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Symptoms of emergencies in Children: Fever
Feverish illness in young children usually indicates an underlying infection and is a cause of concern for parents and carers. Feverish illness is very common in young children, with between 20 and 40% of parents reporting such an illness…
Drugs used in Obstetric Emergencies to modify Uterine Contractions
Drugs may be used to modify uterine contractions. These include oxytocic drugs to stimulate uterine contractions both in induction of labour and to control postpartum haemorrhage and beta2-adrenoceptor agonists used to relax the uterus and…
The anatomy of a shark attack: a case report and review of the literature
Shark attacks are rare but are associated with a high morbidity and significant mortality. We report the case of a patient’s survival from a shark attack and their subsequent emergency medical and surgical management.
Basic understanding of the pulse oximeter
Oxygen binds to hemoglobin in red blood cells when moving through the lungs. It is transported throughout the body as arterial blood. A pulse oximeter uses two frequencies of light (red and infrared) to determine the percentage (%) of…
Medical survival: 4 tips to adapt your body to high heat
Do you know how to adapt to high heat without physical and psychological consequences? The survival doctor, James Hubbard is going to explain his tips.
RAW: Resuscitation of an unresponsive man in Washington using CPR and Narcan
WHASHINGTON - It's an incredible footage caught on camera by the Channel 11 cameraman and journalist, the resuscitation maneuver that Police Officers made on an unresponsive man in a Washington parking lot on June, 24th. The unresponsive…