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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.
Premature ejaculation: causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
Premature Ejaculation is a common sexual dysfunction. "A persistent or recurrent mode of ejaculation that occurs during sexual intercourse, approximately one minute after vaginal penetration and before the individual desires it" (DSM-5,…
Consequences of chest trauma: focus on cardiac contusion
Cardiac contusion is defined as chest trauma that causes a contusion of the heart by tearing the walls of the heart muscle or damaging a heart valve
Positive or negative psoas maneuver and sign: what it is and what it indicates
The psoas maneuver is a maneuver used in medical semiotics to investigate the presence of abdominal pain. Its positivity indicates acute appendicitis
Acute abdomen: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, exploratory laparotomy, therapies
Acute abdomen (in English "acute abdomen") is a clinical picture with sudden and violent onset, characterized by very intense pain that appears in the abdomen in a specific or widespread point
Arthritis / Glucosamine and chondroitin: dose, efficacy and contraindications
Glucosamine (also glucosamine) is an aminopolysaccharide involved in the synthesis of glycosylated proteins and lipids
Pancreatitis: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, diet and treatment
Pancreatitis is an inflammation of the pancreas, a gland that manages the digestive and glycemic balances of our body
Heart rate: what is bradycardia?
Bradycardia is defined as a heart rate below 60 beats per minute. Heartbeats are considered regular when they are between 60 and 100 beats per minute
Papilloma virus (HPV): symptoms, causes, diagnosis and treatment
Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) infection is extremely widespread among the population and is mainly transmitted sexually
Chest pain: when can it be aortic dissection (or dissection)?
Dissection, or dissection, of the aorta is a cause of acute chest pain; it is uncommon but represents severe severity with regard to the clinical picture
Branch block: the causes and consequences to take into account
A branch block is an abnormality that causes impediments and/or delays in the electrical conduction system of the heart muscle, i.e. in the transmission of the electrical impulses that occur between the atria and ventricles causing the…