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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.
Antisocial Personality Disorder: Definition, Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment
The essential feature of Antisocial Personality Disorder is a pattern of behavior that violates the rights of others and basic social rules
What is Stenosing Tenosynovitis?
Also known as trigger finger, stenosing tenosynovitis is a disease in which one of the fingers of the hand resists extension, finally yielding abruptly
Burns, a general overview
Let's talk about burns: a burn is a more or less extensive injury to the skin, which can affect only the superficial layer called the epidermis or also the deeper layers of the dermis
Let's talk about vasculitis: what dangers does vasculitis cause?
What is a vasculitis? Vasculitis is a group of pathologies united by the presence of an inflammatory process affecting any blood vessel (arteries, arterioles, veins, venules or capillaries)
Blood in the eye? Often everything is ok, but the subconjunctival hemorrhage can reveal more
Subconjunctival hemorrhage: the bloodstains in the eye are the consequence of the rupture of some capillaries affecting the visual system, and more specifically the sclera and the conjunctiva
What is meant by the medical term syncope?
Fainting, drop in blood pressure, loss of consciousness: syncope is defined in many different ways. Defining syncope is not easy, but we could compare it to a total 'blackout' of our body, in which we literally 'switch off'
Heelitis: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
When a painful condition occurs in the heel, we speak generically of heel pain, a disorder which, in a clinical setting, is defined as tallodynia, plantar talalgia or calcaneal pain
What is narcissistic personality disorder?
The essential feature of Narcissistic Personality Disorder is a pattern of superiority tendencies, a need for admiration, and a lack of sensitivity for others
Do you feel your heart in your throat? It can be love or…tachyarrhythmia
Let's talk about tachyarrhythmia. The sensation of "heart in the throat", a perception of a sudden change in heart rhythm and rapid and sudden accelerations: all these can be symptoms of a tachyarrhythmia, or a disordered increase in heart…
Retroverted uterus: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and consequences
What is a retroverted uterus? It is a clinical condition that is much more frequent than one might assume: it affects between 20 and 30% of women