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Health and Safety
Safety is the first pillar of a good life for emergency professionals, rescuers and Fire Fighters. We are operating in a complex and hard environment. Risk prevention and improving working conditions are fundamental for better health and life.
Ankylosing spondylitis, what are the symptoms?
Ankylosing spondylitis is a chronic inflammatory disease that predominantly affects the spine at the dorso-lumbar and cervical levels and the sacroiliac joints
Schema Therapy applied to autism spectrum disorders
Autism spectrum disorders: Schema Therapy (Young, 1990; Young et al., 2003) constitutes an integrated therapeutic approach, which bases its foundation on the concept of the person's emotional needs
First aid: when is a fall an emergency?
A fall that results in injury can cost lives. Alarming statistics tell us that, globally, an estimated 646,000 fatal falls occur each year, representing the second leading cause of death from unintentional injuries, after road accidents.…
Stye, an eye inflammation that affects young and old alike
Have you ever felt an almost stinging discomfort in your eyelids and woken up the next morning with a swollen and reddened eye? If you have, it was most likely a stye
Transport of disabled persons: Wheelchair Transportation Safety Checklist
Know Before You Go: every wheelchair user is entitled to the freedoms and benefits of travel. Safe wheelchair transportation is essential for completing some activities of daily living (ADLs)
Coronary artery bypass surgery: what it is and when to use it
The purpose of coronary artery bypass surgery is to bypass narrowings (stenosis), i.e. occlusions resulting from atherosclerosis, of the coronary arteries, which are the vessels responsible for maintaining a constant blood supply to the…
Pancreatic cysts: what are they and what are the symptoms?
Pancreatic cysts are abnormal fluid-filled structures that can form in the pancreas. These cysts are generally benign, but their asymptomatic nature often makes diagnosis difficult
Infantile Pompe disease: treating it before birth
Infantile Pompe disease, enzyme replacement therapy can also be administered in utero. In this way, the heart damage typical of the disease can be avoided. A world first reported in the New England Journal of Medicine
Pharmacological treatment of anxiety: the flip side of benzodiazepines
Let's talk benzodiazepines: anxiety is one of the most widespread psychological problems in modern society, given the numerous demands to which we are called upon to respond every day
What is coronary angiography?
Coronary angiography is a radiological examination that allows you to view images of the coronary arteries, the arterial vessels that surround the heart and carry blood to the heart muscle