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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.
What Is the Difference Between CPR for Infants and Children ?
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation for infants (Infant CPR) or as we may say babies below 1 year age requires special consideration since they carry the risk of being infected by contagious diseases
What to do with high fever?
Fever is a rise in body temperature above the normal temperature, usually caused by infection. Normal body temperature is around 37°C (give or take a degree, but this can vary from person to person)
Exclusion phobia and life on social media: the Fear Of Missing Out (FOMO)
The fear of missing out (FOMO) is an emotional response to the belief that other people are living better, more satisfying lives or that important opportunities are being missed
What Is Hip Dysplasia ?
Hip dysplasia is a condition that is seen more often in women and occurs when the acetabulum (the socket in the pelvis into which the femoral head fits) is too shallow to support the femoral head (the ball-shaped bone at the top of the…
Traveller's diarrhea: definition, causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
Traveller's diarrhea, as it is commonly referred to, is the most common illness that can strike while travelling. It affects between 20 and 30 percent of international travelers each year, i.e. something like 10 million people
You have X-legs: discovering valgus knee together
Sufferers generally speak of 'X-legs'. In reality, its medical name is valgus knee
Helicobacter pylori: definition, causes, symptoms, contagion and treatment
Helicobacter pylori or H. pylori is a spiral-shaped (i.e. spiral-shaped) bacterium that very frequently colonizes the gastric mucosa
Coronary ischemia, an overview of ischemic heart disease
Coronary ischemia, a pathology also known by the medical term of "ischemic heart disease", involves an important state of suffering of the heart muscle caused - as the term itself suggests - by a reduced supply of oxygenated blood induced,…
Gout: definition, symptoms, causes, diagnosis, treatment
Although already described by Hippocrates, Celsus and Galen, gout is a disease that still exists today
What are tension-type headaches?
Tension-type headaches are a common headache often causing mild-to-moderate pain, which some describe as feeling like a tight band around their head