Infection with carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteria
Infection with carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteria does not usually affect healthy people: this type of infection…
How and when to use a tourniquet: instructions for creating and using a tourniquet
About tourniquet: Tourniquets are tight bands used to completely stop the blood flow to a wound
P.O.L.I.C.E. vs R.I.C.E.: the emergency treatment for acute injuries
The P.O.L.I.C.E. Principle Emergency Treatment for Acute Injuries: the long-used R.I.C.E. method may not be the…
First Aid: When and How to Perform the Heimlich Maneuver / VIDEO
The Heimlich maneuver is a tool used to help someone who is choking. Parents of young children know all too well…
Heinz Prechtl: the concept of optimality and the five states of consciousness of…
Heinz Friedrich Rudolf Prechtl (6 July 1927 Vienna, 3 July 2014 Graz) was an Austrian researcher, physician,…
Chest trauma: clinical aspects, therapy, airway and ventilatory assistance
Trauma is currently one of the most serious public health problems worldwide: in industrialised countries, it is…
Internal haemorrhage: definition, causes, symptoms, diagnosis, severity, treatment
Internal haemorrhage (internal hemorrhage or 'internal bleeding') in medicine refers to a type of haemorrhage in…
What is Dysbiosis (or Dysbacteriosis)? It is the alteration of intestinal…
When the number of beneficial bacteria in our intestinal flora decreases, the normal balance of 'good' and 'bad'…
First Aid, The Five Fears of CPR Response
Many people share common fear when performing CPR such as causing further injuries, getting sued, breaking ribs,…
Ukraine, Austria delivered ten ambulances thanks to the Red Cross
Ambulances from Austria to Ukraine: a few days ago, last Friday to be exact, the Austrian Red Cross handed over ten…