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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.
Atopic dermatitis: treatment and cure
Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic condition that is difficult to manage therapeutically. Given its chronic-recurrent course, treatment must be planned with a long-term perspective and must take into account the multiple aspects of the…
Brain tumours: symptoms, classification, diagnosis and treatment
Brain tumours are neoplastic forms (masses of tissue originating from the uncontrolled proliferation of nerve cells) that can affect the brain, cerebellum or nervous system
Chlamydia, symptoms and prevention of a silent and dangerous infection
Chlamydia (or Chlamydia) is an infection caused by a bacterium, Chlamydia trachomatis, which lives exclusively within the cell cytoplasm and is transmitted sexually
Ventricular aneurysm: how to recognise it?
A ventricular aneurysm is a district dilatation of a portion of the ventricular wall, made up of fibrous tissue. In simpler terms, it is a pathological situation characterised by the fact that part of the heart muscle is replaced by a scar
Anaesthesia and allergic reactions: factors to take into account
Allergic reactions during anaesthesia are rare but have a significant mortality incidence. Allergic reactions generally occur as a single event, but in a percentage of cases the clinical manifestations recur several hours after the primary…
Deep vein thrombosis: causes, symptoms and treatment
What is deep vein thrombosis? Thrombosis is a pathological process that occurs due to pathological coagulation resulting in the formation of a thrombus that reduces or completely occludes the lumen of a vessel
First Aid for RedBack Spider Bites
Bites from redback spiders are known to cause serious illness and even death, which makes first aid intervention necessary
Vulvodynia: what are the symptoms and how to treat it
Vulvodynia is a disorder experienced as discomfort, often described as a painful and burning sensation in the vulvar area despite the absence of visible clinical lesions
Intestinal malrotation in the newborn: symptoms and treatment
The term 'intestinal malrotation' refers to a congenital abnormality in the newborn child, affecting the small intestine
Tuberculosis, symptoms and transmission
Tuberculosis is a lung infection caused by a bacterium, Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The bacterium that causes Tuberculosis (TB) is spread from one person to another when you come into contact with the cough or sneeze of someone who is…