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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.
Short bowel syndrome: causes, therapy, diet
Short bowel syndrome (short bowel syndrome or 'SBS' or 'short gut') is a condition characterised by malabsorption due to intestinal insufficiency frequently caused by a congenital defect, intestinal infarction or extensive surgical…
Ostomies: what is it, what is it for and how many types of ostomy do they exist?
What are ostomies? The word "ostomy" (in English "stoma") comes from the Greek and means "opening". It is the result of a surgical procedure through which an opening is created through the skin, thus allowing various elements (gas, urine,…
Benign Paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV): causes, symptoms and treatment
Benign Paroxysmal positional vertigo or BPPV is the most common form of vertigo. It manifests itself as vertigo (dizziness) with a sudden onset, strong intensity and lasting seconds or tens of seconds (paroxysmal), triggered by movements,…
Pharmacological Interventions During Chest Pain
Due to the potential severity of the diseases that are associated with chest pain and the difficulty of finding the exact cause of pain in the field, there are several medications that are frequently given in the EMS setting by EMT, AEMT,…
Plaques in the throat: how to recognise them
Plaques in the throat are yellowish-white manifestations of the mucous membrane covering the tonsils and sometimes the back of the pharynx
Obesity and bariatric surgery: what you need to know
Obesity is a chronic, serious and debilitating disease that affects about 11% of the Italian population, a number that is constantly increasing
Head lice and ticks: how to remove them
As small as they are insidious, they appear especially in hot weather: we are talking about lice and ticks, annoying and sometimes even dangerous parasites for humans. In particular, the tick bite should not be underestimated: although it…
Gastroenterology: what is the difference between gastritis and GERD?
By definition gastritis is inflammation of the stomach lining (gastro = stomach, it is = inflammation). For years it was thought that gastritis and reflux (GERD) were practically the same thing
Autism, what do you know about autism spectrum disorders?
Autistic disorder (know also as infantile autism or childhood autism) almost always develops before the age of three and is characterized by impaired verbal and non-verbal communication, social interaction, some form of repetitive and…
Let's Talk About Heart Attack: do you know how to recognise the symptoms? Do you know how to…
Let’s talk about Heart Attack: you’ve watched a heart attack happen in films and on TV enough times to know how they’re scary—but Hollywood’s “reel” life does not always reflect real life