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Ukraine emergency, displaced persons in Belgorod: a delegation of the Russian Red Cross (RKK), the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) visited the…

On 24 March, Ternopil received four ambulances from the Ukrainian Dispatch of the United Kingdom. Six volunteers jointly delivered the vehicles, which will be handed over to forward positions in the coming days for the repatriation of…

War in Ukraine, the ambulance Pope Francis donated is a gift for the city of Lviv: it will be used to help the population

Blurred vision is the most common visual symptom. It usually refers to a gradual onset decrease in visual clarity and corresponds to reduced visual acuity

Sixty tons of food and relief items arrived in the city of Kharkiv on Saturday 26 March as the ICRC scales up its response to the devastating humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, amidst skyrocketing needs

Falck has innovated ambulances and healthcare services for over a hundred years - A new development unit will now give a further boost to the healthcare company's innovation in the healthcare area, where Falck will strengthen emergency and…

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, commonly referred to as COPD, is a group of progressive lung diseases. The most common of these diseases are emphysema and chronic bronchitis.

A sigmoidoscopy is a way for a healthcare provider to examine the last one-third of the large intestine. This includes the rectum and sigmoid colon

Ketamine, also called ketamine hydrochloride, is an injectable medication that is given for surgical anesthesia

Electrical shock occurs when an electrical current travels through the body. Injuries from electrical shock happen when someone accidentally comes in contact with an electrical source, such as a frayed cord or a downed power line

Pain therapy: at least once in our lives we have all suffered from back pain, whether acute or chronic, and probably at all ages

Children with Down syndrome are 20 times more likely to develop leukaemia than their peers with a regular number of chromosomes

In spring, with the good weather, allergies return. Allergy symptoms are easily recognisable by the way they present themselves, and we need to pay attention to our body's signals: so if allergy symptoms always occur at the same time or…

Atopic or allergic contact dermatitis? In both cases, we are talking about rather common skin inflammations that can easily be confused by patients, particularly because of their rather similar symptoms

Deviation of the nasal septum is a congenital or acquired condition, usually as a result of trauma, which can lead to an obstruction of airflow in one or both nostrils, resulting in difficulty in breathing properly

The term cervical stenosis refers to a narrowing of the cervical vertebral canal, a structure that contains the spinal cord and the origin of the cervical spinal roots, resulting in compression of the spinal cord

Bleach is a powerful cleaning and disinfecting agent with antimicrobial properties commonly used in households

Sasha, a long-time staff member of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) from Mariupol, Ukraine, describes life in the city as it was encircled and bombarded by Russian forces

Very few people know about coloboma, a rare eye disease that affects around 10 out of every 200,000 children born each year

Meniscus injury is one of the most frequent injuries to the knee, especially in sportsmen and women

Dolichosigma: this unpleasant disease brings many problems, and if it is not treated, the consequences are also severe

Transcatheter ablation is a therapeutic procedure designed to treat and eliminate various cardiac arrhythmias by burning, following the delivery of radiofrequency, the abnormal site or pathway causing the arrhythmia

Are iodine pills a clever marketing ploy or do they really serve a purpose? Above all, are they risk-free?

Ukraine: an ambulance has been delivered to the Vinnytsia region by French volunteers and rescuers, who also sent medicines and other humanitarian aid

Children from Ukraine and post-traumatic stress: recurring nightmares, flashbacks, difficulty in remembering certain moments, strong irritability and then physical malaise

After 96 hours of travel the Red Cross convoy has returned to Italy from Lviv. The 83 refugees will be sorted into different regions

A paediatric first aid kit should contain first-aid supplies that can treat a wide range of childhood injuries, including cuts, grazes, and bleeding

Demyelination, which is the loss of the sheath that covers nerve fibres, is associated with various diseases and can affect both the peripheral and central nervous systems

Russia: UNHCR will support the Russian Red Cross in helping internally displaced people in Donbass. The Russian Red Cross (RKK), together with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), will provide assistance…

Heart-Saving AI: heart transplantation can be lifesaving for patients with end-stage heart failure. However, many patients experience organ transplant rejection, in which the immune system attacks the transplanted organ

A breath of fresh air at EDM: the company's website has been updated to meet new market requirements and, in the meantime, some of its ambulances are leaving for Ukraine

Italy in solidarity / 15 more rescue vehicles: this is exactly how many ambulances the Italian government has delivered to Ukraine

Psychological First Aid (PFA): after someone experiences a traumatic event, their early responses can lead to distress that can interfere with coping

Witch's stroke is a term used to describe acute low back pain. Its etymology, which dates back to medieval times, is very curious: it seems that witches who practised black magic were able to immobilise men who bowed while making the…

Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is a mental health treatment that helps identify and change a person’s thought patterns

Covid, Europe is shaking again. Over the past seven days, more than 534,000 new cases of Covid have been recorded in the UK, an increase of 44%

Italy in support of Ukraine: a few days ago, Bukovyna received almost a dozen ambulances that will provide emergency medical care

Ambulances from Israle: Israel's national emergency medical service will deliver four armoured ambulances to Ukraine. This was reported on the Twitter service

A broken arm involves one or more of the three bones in your arm — the ulna, radius and humerus. One of the most common causes of a broken arm is falling onto an outstretched hand

The AiRMOUR project is laying the groundwork for European cities to take off with Urban Air Mobility (UAM), especially for Emergency Medical Services (EMS)

Pain management with children: pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience that arises from actual or potential tissue damage

Stress and distress during Pregnancy: “I just feel like I am broken. I am the worst pregnant woman ever"

Ophidiophobia is a kind of phobia where you have an extreme fear of snakes. It is perfectly normal for adults and children to have fears, but having a simple fear of snakes is different from having a phobia

CBM stands for Computerized Bone Mineralometry and is commonly known as bone densitometry. This is an X-ray examination to determine the mineral density of the bone and can be carried out on the femur, spine, lumbar or the whole body

Sore throat caused by streptococcus should be diagnosed with a pharyngeal swab and treated with antibiotics. It can cause serious complications

UN WFP on the aggression against Ukraine: "In Kiev, Kharkiv and Dnipro, 7,000 tonnes have arrived in the country"

After careful consideration, Magirus has decided not to participate in the Interschutz 2022 exhibition and to allocate part of the planned investment to charitable initiatives in support of firefighters in the Ukrainian conflict

Denmark has donated 18 ambulances to the people of Ukraine. The ambulances arrived in Lviv and were then supplied with medicines, gauze and other medical equipment and sent to the war-torn Kharkiv

We at Medici del Mondo are deeply concerned about the ongoing war in Ukraine. We are especially concerned about the increasing number of attacks on health facilities

The importance of sleep: Friday 18 March marks the return of World Sleep Day, a day of information and discussion to raise awareness of the importance of getting a good night's sleep and of the problems that can undermine the quality of…

Gastritis is an inflammation of the gastric mucosa caused by any one of a number of conditions, including infection (Helicobacter pylori), drugs and substances (NSAIDs, alcohol), stress and autoimmune phenomena (atrophic gastritis)

The first evacuation mission of civilians of the Italian Red Cross from Ukraine is about to start: a convoy will leave tomorrow for Lviv with the aim of bringing more than 60 fragile people (children, elderly, disabled, etc.) to Italy

The mayor of Poltava reported receiving humanitarian aid: five ambulances with first aid equipment, medicines and food from the UK

Life-saving technology: today, 17 March 2022, marks the entry into application of the Delegated Regulation 2019/320

Reports indicate over 20,000 calls for cardiac arrests above the national average: back in May 2020 we reported that cases of cardiac arrest in Lombardy had increased by 58% due to the Coronavirus

Colon cancer and antibiotic: traditionally, colorectal cancer was a condition that mostly impacted older people. But it’s now the third leading cause of cancer deaths in young adults

"The news about the hospital in Mariupol occupied by Russian troops, about the staff and patients taken hostage and used as human shields fills us with sadness but also with indignation"

Naegleria infection (Naegleria fowleri) is contracted through prolonged exposure (several days) to water contaminated with the pathogen

Bronchitis and pneumonia are diseases that affect the lower respiratory tract, i.e. the bronchi and lungs

Seven ambulances donated to Moldova through the European Union's Civil Protection Mechanism

Hospital under attack: In the martyred Mariupol, also mentioned by Pope Francis in Sunday's Angelus, the Russians are allegedly the protagonists of a new sad page in this fratricidal war

EENA Conference & Exhibition: from 27 to 29 April 2022, professionals from across the public safety field and emergency call numbers meet at the EENA Conference & Exhibition in Marseille for 3 days packed of inspiring sessions,…

Secondary hypertension is high blood pressure that is caused by another condition. Several problems that affect the kidneys, endocrine system, and blood vessels can cause secondary hypertension

Car accidents continue to be one of the leading causes of death and injury in most of the western world. Therefore, knowing what to do after a car accident is essential if you are personally involved in or witness one

Soleterre on the children of Ukraine, the head of the Global Health Programme: "This war, in addition to the more visible damage, will bring great psychological harm"

Let's talk about Mindful Eating: the national day dedicated to Eating Disorders (DCA) 2022, which is celebrated on 15 March, is an opportunity to focus on the relationship with food and Food Awareness

CAR-T is an innovative therapy in the field of oncohaematology, which offers a chance to cure patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma or lymphoblastic leukaemia who have relapsed after one or more conventional therapies

The war in Ukraine has called for superhuman efforts from rescuers, who are risking their lives even more than usual

Coeliac disease is a common disease, but one that manifests itself with symptoms that are not always easy to spot. Many people suffer from this disease, and in many cases without knowing it. But how to detect it? What are the symptoms of…

Three ambulances on Mercedes Benz 109 vehicles arrived in Dnipro from the city of Wroclaw, already equipped with the necessary equipment to evacuate wounded soldiers and civilians affected by the hostilities, as well as to provide first aid

The war in Ukraine is hitting Odessa hard as it has received two ambulances from its French sister city Marseille

Bipolar disorder is a mental health condition marked by extreme shifts in mood

Experts are calling for a change to diagnostic criteria for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) based on a reanalysis of data from recent studies

The patent foramen ovale is a congenital heart anomaly that affects 1 in 4 people and does not normally cause any problems, but in some cases can lead to cerebral ischaemia: it is the patent foramen ovale

Kidney health: chronic kidney disease is a progressive reduction in the kidney's ability to eliminate waste and affects 10% of the population, to a greater or lesser extent

Delirium (sometimes referred to as acute confusional state) and dementia are the most frequent causes of impaired cognitive function, although mood disorders (e.g. depression) can also cause cognitive impairment

Shortness of breath is a common symptom that may come on rapidly or gradually. If you are experiencing shortness of breath, that does not mean you should necessarily be worried about lung cancer or serious conditions such as heart…

Broken bone: breaking a bone is never fun, and almost all of us have been there. In most cases breaking a bone will result in a trip to your local emergency room, however necessary for your broken bone/s to recover correctly

"Romania has so far taken in 140,000 refugees from Ukraine, of whom 51,000 are still in the country. These are huge numbers, but they are manageable thanks to a fantastic solidarity machine"

Hydrocarbon poisoning can result from ingestion or inhalation. Ingestion, which is more common among children under 5 years of age, can cause aspiration pneumonia

The Ema's drug monitoring committee, Prac, has recommended adding small vessel vasculitis with skin manifestations (inflammation of blood vessels on the skin, which may lead to rashes, flat or acute, red spots under the skin surface and…

A hypertensive crisis is a sudden increase in blood pressure, when systolic blood pressure rises by 20-100 mm Hg and diastolic - by 10-50 mm Hg. or up to 210/120 mmHg Stress, panic, anxiety: all these can cause a hypertensive crisis

HEMS: Swiss Air-Rescue Rega has ordered nine Airbus H145 five-blade aircraft to replace its current four-blade versions

Interventional radiology: different instruments are used to obtain images of certain areas of the body, useful for making diagnoses and performing guided therapeutic interventions

Emergency Live meets and talks about the Focaccia Group, an all-Italian entrepreneurial story that makes people's lives easier by making products that go beyond the limits of vehicles

A greenstick fracture occurs when a bone bends and cracks, instead of breaking completely into separate pieces. The fracture looks similar to what happens when you try to break a small, "green" branch on a tree

Franciscan friars at the service of the people, in Ukraine: the Antoniano has extended the solidarity network of "Operation Bread" to the Ukraine. In the meantime, Italy is preparing to welcome thousands of people fleeing the war

The AMBU is a 'self-expanding balloon' used by healthcare professionals and rescuers to support breathing, and is one of the devices used in first aid during cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Forest fires in Germany: the German federal states of Brandenburg and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern will receive a total of 46 new forest fire pumper trucks (TLF-W BB) on Tatra Force chassis with Allison 4500 Series fully automatic transmissions…

Mental health disorders are among the most serious health problems. They can negatively affect performance at work and impair daily functioning

Bradyarrhythmias are arrhythmias characterised by a disturbance in the formation or conduction of the electrical impulse. The most frequent forms are atrial sinus node disease or atrio-ventricular blocks

Learning how to interpret your pee is easy and useful: if something is wrong, you can see it in time and correct it immediately or ask for medical help

Burnout - what causes it? Pandemic, overwhelming workloads and record waiting lists have undermined the well-being of health workers, who are increasingly fatigued and stressed

Two years of Covid: 'lockdown' and 'pandemic' were among the first terms to dominate our conversations

Mariupol Children's Hospital: under the rubble, children with their mothers, as well as those working in the paediatric clinic. In the courtyard separating the various pavilions, a crater several metres deep left by a Russian bomb explosion

Wrist cysts and hand cysts are benign neoformations. Wrist cysts arise from the wrist joint, while hand cysts arise from the sheaths of both the extensor and flexor tendons of the hand

The military abdominal tourniquet is equal in efficiency to REBOA of the aorta: this is what emerges from a debate and trials on this subject

The Barthel scale, functional for the measurement of patient autonomy, is a universally recognised instrument and considered one of the most reliable for the evaluation of autonomy in daily activities

When the amount of fluid in the intravascular system is too low, it is known as having not enough volume, or hypovolemia

Many experts in the field of mental health advise rescuers to use the ALGEE method to deal with patients with mental disorders