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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.
When dementia affects children: Sanfilippo Syndrome
SanFilippo Syndrome is also known as mucopolysaccharidosis type 3A, and consists of an alteration in the functioning of certain cells called lysosomes: these are responsible for the breakdown and disposal of various substances
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, Intra-articular Injections: Glucocorticoids
Intra-articular injections are used to treat inflammatory processes affecting the joints. To limit pain they are always performed under sedation
Acute liver failure in childhood: liver malfunction in children
Acute liver failure is a dangerous disease that causes liver malfunction. It may heal or require, in cases with a more severe course, a liver transplant
Airway management: tips for effective intubation
In EMS, we have seen advances and changes come about in airway management in the past several years, but oral intubation is still the best way to gain complete airway control in patients that are unable to control it themselves
What is Alpha-1 acid glycoprotein and why is it tested for Alpha-1 acid glycoprotein in the blood?
Alpha-1 acid glycoprotein is a member of the class of mucoproteins and is synthesised by the liver. It is considered to be a marker for acute inflammation, whether caused by infection or other diseases
First Aid: how to make an arm sling
An arm sling holds the forearm in a raised or horizontal position and can support an injured upper arm, forearm and wrist. The sling is also a useful visual warning to others that someone is injured
Positive and negative Lasègue sign in semeiotics
Lasègue sign is one of the so-called 'meningeal signs', i.e. a group of signs used in neurological semeiotics to detect possible pathological processes of the meninges.
Positive End Expiratory Pressure (PEEP): what is it?
PEEP is an intervention used to keep the alveoli open when medical conditions are present that predispose them to collapse
Kartagener's syndrome: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis
Kartagener syndrome is a special type of primary ciliary dyskinesia in which the 'situs inversus with dextrocardia' is also present, with the heart with a right apex and the liver on the left, i.e. in an inverted position compared to normal
Ascites: symptoms, causes and treatment of fluid collection in the abdominal cavity
Ascites is the collection of fluid in the abdominal cavity. Under normal conditions, the presence of fluid in small amounts (less than 30 ml) does not create problems, but the accumulation of larger amounts is an indicator of different…