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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.
Poisoning from chemicals and household cleaners: a few notions
Poisoning occurs when a certain amount of a toxic material (natural or processed) enters the body
Developmental psychology: oppositional defiant disorder
Oppositional Defiant Disorder: The child is unable to control emotions and behaviors. It can occur around the age of 6, although manifestations are also possible in the age of less than 5 and can continue until adolescence
Low vision: what is it and when to take action?
Low vision refers to a condition of very limited visual capacity, a tremendously disabling condition for sufferers. Those affected by low vision are generally the elderly between the ages of 65 and 84
Patellar luxation: causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
Patellar luxation is the dislocation of the kneecap. Different and less serious than knee luxation, it consists of the displacement of the kneecap, which goes out of place
Heart disease: tricuspid insufficiency (tricuspid regurgitation)
Tricuspid insufficiency is a heart disease characterised by regurgitation of blood within the right atrium during the contraction phase of the heart (systole)
Pediatric epilepsy: psychological assistance
Psychological assistance in cases of epilepsy complements drug treatment and serves to reduce fears and protects the child from social isolation and emotional and behavioral disorders
CPR and first aid: what is there to know?
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is an essential first aid skill for life-threatening emergencies
Paediatrics, prematurity-related diseases: necrotising enterocolitis
Necrotising enterocolitis is a serious intestinal disease related to prematurity. Symptoms appear in the second week of life
Porn addiction: study on the pathological use of pornographic material
A recent study by Cody Harper and David C. Hodgins, published in the Journal of Behavioral Addictions , shows that the pathological use of pornographic material (porn addiction) is associated with impaired social functioning (higher levels…
Jumping knee: symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of patellar tendinopathy
Patellar tendinopathy, commonly referred to as 'jumping knee', is an injury to the tendon that connects the patella to the tibia