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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.
The symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of bladder cancer
Bladder cancer accounts for 3% of urological cancers, yet it is the most diagnosed urological neoplasm after prostate cancer
Thrombus: causes, classification, venous, arterial and systemic thrombosis
A thrombus is a solid mass made up of fibrin containing platelets, red and white blood cells, which is formed by blood clotting within an unruptured cardiovascular system: this distinguishes it from a clot, which forms outside the…
Difference between mechanical ventilation and oxygen therapy
Oxygen therapy (also called 'oxygen supplementation therapy') in medicine refers to the administration of oxygen to the patient for therapeutic purposes, as part of a therapy implemented in cases of both chronic and acute respiratory…
Rheumatic fever: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, complications, prognosis
Rheumatic fever (or 'acute joint rheumatism'; hence the acronym 'RF', or 'acute rheumatic fever', hence the acronym 'ARF') is an acute inflammatory disease that can involve the heart, joints, skin and brain
Wasps, bees, horseflies and jellyfish: what to do in the event of a sting or bite?
With the arrival of summer, it can happen to be stung by a wasp or bee, to be bitten by a horsefly or viper, to come across the tentacles of a jellyfish or to step on a weevil. What to do for proper and immediate relief?
Heart: what is Brugada syndrome and what are the symptoms
Brugada syndrome is a rare heart condition that affects about five out of every ten thousand people and was first described in 1992
Two more bodies found on the Marmolada, three remain missing: victims rise to 9
The death toll rises to 9 in the collapse of a serac on the Marmolada last Sunday
Helicobacter Pylori infection: what causes it, how to recognise it and treatment
It is a chronic infection of the gastric mucosa by Helicobacter Pylori (HP). This bacterium manages to survive in the acidic environment of the stomach and damages its cells, triggering an inflammatory reaction that results in a chronic…
Circulatory shock (circulatory failure): causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Circulatory shock, an overview. Since the ultimate purpose of the blood circulation is to supply oxygen and other vital nutrients to the body's organs, circulatory insufficiency occurs when this function is not performed effectively
First Aid: How to Treat Sprains and Strains
Sprains and strains are two terms used to describe two conditions involving overstretching or tearing of soft tissues in and around the joints