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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.
Electrical injuries: electrocution injuries
It is well known that any type of electrical injury can cause serious or life-threatening injuries. The most obvious injuries are those caused by electrocution. A lesser-known complication of electrical injuries is cataract formation
Respiratory assessment in elderly patients: factors to avoid respiratory emergencies
Geriatric patients are more likely to experience respiratory emergencies such as pneumonia, aspiration, and severe respiratory infections
Cystitis, antibiotics are not always necessary: we discover non-antibiotic prophylaxis
Cystitis is an inflammation of the lower urinary tract, which can affect both men and women
Transient neonatal dermatosis? Don't worry, here's what they are
Transient neonatal dermatoses refer to a group of skin manifestations that appear within the first month of life and resolve on their own. They usually do not require treatment
Acute abdomen: meaning, history, diagnosis and treatment
The medical term 'acute abdomen' refers to a clinical picture of very intense and sudden pain in the abdomen
What is an intensive care unit (ICU)? Some information for the citizen
An intensive care unit (ICU) provides the critical care and life support for acutely ill and injured patients
What is the difference between haemorrhoids and fissures?
Haemorrhoids are an extremely common benign disorder of the anal area, so much so that the ISS estimates that about 50% of adults suffer from it from time to time
How Iron Deficiency Anemia (IDA) Is Treated
Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) occurs because your body lacks adequate iron to produce enough hemoglobin. The goals of treatment for IDA are to treat underlying causes and to restore levels of red blood cells (RBCs), iron, and hemoglobin.1
Colorectal resection: in which cases the removal of a colon tract is necessary
Colon resection involves the removal of a longer or shorter segment of the intestine, depending on the site of the lesion and its nature (diverticula, benign tumour, malignant tumour, localised or diffuse inflammatory disease)
Acute pancreatitis: causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
Acute pancreatitis is an inflammation of the pancreas with a sudden onset, the most common cause of which is biliary stones