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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.
Neonatal hepatitis: symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
Neonatal hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver whose cause often remains unknown. The most common signs and symptoms include jaundice, fever, and an enlarged liver and spleen
Pulmonary embolism: symptoms and treatment
Pulmonary embolism is in most cases the complication of a deep vein thrombosis of the lower limbs; it occurs when more or less large fragments detach from a thrombus formed in a deep vein
What is the AED and where to find it: some information for the citizen
The AED is an important part of the chain of survival, as it can restore normal heart rhythm in victims of sudden cardiac arrest
Pediatrics: what to do in case of high fever in children?
Fever is one of the classic manifestations of seasonal illnesses, now coming on almost everywhere
What are Vascular Malformations
Vascular malformations are difficult to classify. This term refers to a congenital pathology that often manifests itself within a few days of birth and includes an infinite series of diseases, some of which are trivial (such as flat…
Hepatitis A: what it is and how it is transmitted
Hepatitis A (HAV) is a highly contagious infectious liver disease caused by an RNA virus that attacks liver cells
Hysterosalpingography: preparation and usefulness of the examination
Hysterosalpingography is an X-ray examination of the uterus and salpinges obtained by inserting - via catheter - a liquid (contrast medium) into the uterine cavity, which causes opacification
Eczema: causes and symptoms
Eczema (or dermatitis) is a non-contagious inflammatory skin disease. It is the most common of skin diseases and can affect people at any age, even those with no particular health problems
Neurotoxoplasmosis (NTX): Toxoplasma Encephalitis
Toxoplasma encephalitis, or Neurotoxoplasmosis (NTX), is the opportunistic disease that most frequently affects the central nervous system of AIDS patients
Oxygen-ozone therapy to combat antibiotic resistance
Oxygen-ozone therapy and antibiotic resistance: according to the report Global Research on AntiMicrobial Resistance, published by The Lancet, more than one million people died in 2019 from infections caused by bacteria resistant to multiple…