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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.
Adenotonsillar hypertrophy: the pathology affecting adenoids and tonsils
One of the most frequent problems encountered by ENT specialists is the management of patients, mostly paediatric, with tonsillar and adenoid hypertrophy problems
How do you rescue a child in cardiac arrest? Here are some essential tips
Rescuing a child in cardiac arrest is delicate: here are some tips for using the paediatric defibrillator
Pulmonary histoplasmosis, what are the risks?
Histoplasmosis is an infection affecting the lungs that is contracted by inhaling spores of the Histoplasma capsulatum fungus
The classification of lymphoedema
Lymphoedema is a pathology that affects the lymphatic vessels and causes an accumulation of fluid and other substances in the intercellular spaces
Neurological disorders: Huntington's disease
Huntington's Disease (or Chorea or Morbus) is an inherited neurological disorder caused by the degeneration of brain cells (neurons) located in specific areas of the brain
What are cartilage injuries of the knee
Cartilage lesions of the knee are a type of pathology that mostly affects the elderly population (>65 years), as they represent the beginning of arthrosis
Legionella and Legionellosis: symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
What is Legionella? Legionella pneumophila is a genus of aerobic gram-negative bacteria responsible for infectious diseases of the respiratory system (Legionellosis)
Laryngitis: symptoms, treatment and prevention
Laryngitis is the condition of inflammation of the larynx; it is useful to remember that the larynx is the part of the throat responsible for the emission of sounds, as it is the seat of the vocal cords
When the vocal cords become…
Metabolic syndrome and risk factors for vascular disease
The complex network of reciprocal neurohormonal influences on the endothelium gives rise to what is now clinically referred to as the 'metabolic syndrome'
From pain in the chest and left arm to the feeling of death: these are the symptoms of myocardial…
When people talk about infarction, they generally mean myocardial infarction, but infarction can actually occur in several organs