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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.
Warts: definition, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of condylomas
Warts, also known as "cockscombs" due to their irregular surface, are lesions of a benign nature. They appear as visible growths or bumps on the skin and mucous membranes and are contracted through sexual intercourse
Diabetes, everything you need to know
Diabetes, more properly called "diabetes mellitus" is a metabolic disease whose manifestation is related to insulin, the hormone that controls blood sugar and which is produced by the pancreas
Blood tests: what is blood glucose?
Blood glucose indicates the amount of glucose present in the blood, this sugar is a fundamental energy resource for our body
Kidney stones: definition, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
Kidney stones (also called nephrolithiasis or renal lithiasis) are deposits of mineral salts that form in the urinary tract
Coxarthrosis: definition, symptoms, cause and treatment
Coxarthrosis is the medical term to indicate that particular type of arthrosis that affects the hip district, leading to a lesion and possible consequent inflammation of the joint or a specific part of it
Pediatric CPR: How to Perform CPR on Pediatric Patients?
Pediatric CPR applies to infants less than one year of age and children up to puberty or children weighing less than 121 pounds
Calculating the surface area of a burn: the rule of 9 in infants, children and adults
The rule of nine: when a burn victim comes to the doctor's attention, there are several factors that must be taken into account to assess the severity of the situation
What is gastroscopy?
Gastroscopy is a diagnostic test in which a flexible tube with a video camera at the end is inserted through the esophagus, stomach and first part of the small intestine
Antiarrhythmic drugs: mechanism of action and side effects
Antiarrhythmic drugs are drugs used to prevent or correct arrhythmias, i.e. those conditions in which the normal heart rhythm is altered
What is retinal fluorangiography?
Retinal fluorangiography: this is a useful test for diagnosing vascular diseases of the eye, including retinopathy, senile degeneration of the macula, vascular occlusions