Equipment Medical interventions: moving patients on stairs Jun 25, 2022 STAIR CHAIRS: pieces of equipment designed to safely transport alert patients down stairs or steps and are an…
Health and Safety Dysphonia: what it is, what it implies Jun 25, 2022 The term dysphonia refers in a generic sense to all alterations, qualitative or quantitative, to the voice
Health and Safety Ischaemic heart disease: what it is, how to prevent it and how to treat it Jun 25, 2022 Ischaemic heart disease includes all conditions in which there is insufficient blood and oxygen supply to the heart…
Health and Safety How Healthcare Providers Define Whether You're Really Unconscious Jun 24, 2022 When a person is unaware of their surroundings and unable to respond, this is described as being unconscious.…
Health and Safety Pharyngeal reflux: what are the symptoms and how to treat it Jun 24, 2022 Reflux is often referred to as either gastro-oesophageal or pharyngolaryngeal reflux. Gastro-oesophageal reflux and…
Health and Safety First aid guide for the Heimlich manoeuvre Jun 24, 2022 The Heimlich manoeuvre is a rapid first aid procedure used to treat choking and other cases of upper airway…
Health and Safety Symptoms and causes of Spitz nevus Jun 24, 2022 Spitz nevus is a benign skin tumour named after Sophie Spitz, the physician who first identified its…
Health and Safety Drowning in salt water or swimming pool: treatment and first aid Jun 24, 2022 Drowning' in medicine refers to a form of acute asphyxia caused by a mechanical cause external to the body, brought…
Health and Safety Cortical blindness: a rare neurological condition Jun 23, 2022 Cortical blindness is an eye disease that results from an impairment of the visual cortex, the area of the brain…
News Covid in Italy: 'Spike in infections, +58.9% in a week' Jun 23, 2022 In the week of 15-21 June, there were 255,442 new Covid cases in Italy. There was also an increase in ordinary…