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
In the event of a flood or inundation, the Civil Protection will intervene and work for your safety. In the meantime, put safety first. Don't take any chances. Act quickly if you see water rising
Medicine for major emergencies and catastrophes ("disaster medicine") is the medical area that analyzes and includes all the medical and first aid procedures that are implemented in the event of a major emergency or catastrophe, i.e. all…
The Emergency Room (sometimes Emergency Department or Emergency Room, hence the acronyms ED and ER) is an operating unit of hospitals expressly equipped to accommodate emergency cases, divide patients based on the seriousness of the…
Emergency medicine is the specific medical discipline that deals with emergencies or urgencies and operates in internal hospital services (Emergency Room) or services outside the hospital, such as Emergency Number
The ambulance in the USA was not exactly born on March 28, 1865, but this is certainly a fundamental date in the history of American rescue: in Cincinnati, in fact, the Commercial Hospital begins its hospital transport service
Injuries are the leading cause of death of children younger than four years old in the United States. However, most of these injuries can be prevented by taking some simple precautions
Electronic vital sign monitors have been common in hospitals for more than 40 years. On TV or in movies, they start making noises, and doctors and nurses come running, yelling things like “stat!” or “we are losing it!”