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