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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.
Sexual addiction (hypersexuality): causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
Sexual addiction (or sex addiction), also called hypersexuality, comprises a set of psychopathological conditions characterised by intrusive sexual thoughts and fantasies associated with a loss of control over sexual behaviour
Aortic valvulopathy: what is it?
With " Aortic valvulopathy " we mean a condition in which the aortic valve - the structure that regulates the one-way flow of blood from the left ventricle of the heart to the aorta - is no longer able to perform its function
Structural deformities of the spine: scoliosis
Scoliosis is an abnormal curvature of the spine that occurs during an individual's growth in the period before puberty
Borderline personality disorder: definition, causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
Borderline personality disorder is a highly controversial diagnostic entity. Sometimes it is not even recognised as a specific disorder
BLSD: what is it? How should the manoeuvres be performed?
BLSD stands for Basic Life Support Defibrillator, i.e. first aid manoeuvres using a defibrillator
What is a neurological bladder?
Neurological bladder is a bladder disorder caused by neurological damage. The patient suffering from it sees the lower urinary tract impaired, and experiences difficulty urinating: the bladder filling and emptying mechanism does not…
Heart valve disease (valvulopathies): what is it?
With "valvulopathies" we mean a condition in which the heart valves (aortic valve, mitral valve, pulmonary valve and tricuspid valve) present structural anomalies following which a concrete alteration of their function can occur, giving…
Ménière’s syndrome: what it is, symptoms, causes and treatment
Globally, 12 out of 1000 subjects suffer from Ménière's syndrome: it is a disorder that affects the inner ear, causing dizziness, tinnitus, hypoacusia, loss of balance, feeling of full ear and, very frequently, even nausea and vomiting
Defibrillator, a bit of history
An early prototype defibrillator was built by the American surgeon Claude S. Beck at the University of Cleveland in 1974; it saved the life of a 14-year-old boy who suffered ventricular fibrillation during surgery
Tracheitis: symptoms, causes, diagnosis and treatment
Even the trachea, like other organs, can become inflamed due to viruses and bacteria. In this case we speak of "tracheitis"