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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.
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
Enlarged lymph nodes: the causes of lymphadenopathy
Let's talk about lymphadenopathy: while the best known circulation is that of the blood, through arteries and veins, the circulation of the lymph is still an unknown and uninteresting subject for many
What is Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome?
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) refers to a set of genetic disorders that result in excessive weakening and laxity of the connective tissue
Labyrinthitis or vestibular neuritis: what it is, how it is diagnosed and what treatments are…
Widely used today in common parlance but no longer used by specialists, the term 'labyrinthitis' originated in the pre-antibiotic era when otitis media could complicate into otomastoiditis and thus affect the inner ear (or labyrinth) and…
Colonic diverticular disease: diagnosis and treatment of colonic diverticulosis
Colonic diverticulosis is a common condition that afflicts about 50 per cent of the Western population, especially in old age
Management of cardiac arrest emergencies
Cardiac arrest is one of the top 15 most common emergencies that EMS professionals respond to, accounting for about 2% of all EMS calls
Leptospirosis: transmission, diagnosis and treatment of this zoonosis
Leptospirosis is a zoonosis (disease affecting both animals and humans) caused by bacteria of the genus Leptospira
Laryngospasm: causes and symptoms
Laryngospasm is a temporary condition that prevents normal breathing for a few seconds, causing choking attacks, and then resolves spontaneously