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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.
Infective endocarditis: definition, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
Let's talk about infective endocarditis: Endocarditis is a life-threatening inflammation of the inner lining of the heart chambers and valves
What Is Tomosynthesis (3D mammography)?
Tomosynthesis or “3D” mammography is a new type of digital x-ray mammogram which creates 2D and 3D-like pictures of the breasts
Photophobia: definition, symptoms, causes, treatment
The term "photophobia" derives from the Greek language, in particular it is a name composed of "photo", which means "light" and "phobia", that is "fear", "aversion"
Edema: definition, causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
Edema is caused by an accumulation of liquids of various kinds in the interstices of the tissues and in the intercellular spaces
CPR vs Rescue Breathing: The Basic Resuscitation Difference
CPR and rescue breathing are techniques helpful in saving the lives of persons experiencing out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and respiratory arrest. These two are the basic first aid skills learned during CPR training
Gender medicine, what it is and what consequences endometriosis has
Endometriosis is a chronic disease that affects women of childbearing age. When you are affected by endometrial disease, the cells of the endometrium (the innermost layer of the uterus) do not grow in their normal location, but come out of…
Herniated disc: definition, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
A herniated disc consists of the rupture of the fibrous ring of the intervertebral discs, resulting in the protrusion of the nucleus pulposus contained within them and consisting of gelatinous material
Knee bursitis: causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
Knee bursitis is a common medical condition that causes inflammation of the synovial bursa of the knee, a small sac of synovial fluid that is located between the patellar tendon and the subcutis of the front of the knee, or between the…
Eye diseases, what is entropion
Entropion is an eye disease in which the edge of the eyelid is turned inwards and thus the eyelashes and skin rub against the surface of the eye
Cardiac arrhythmias: supraventricular extrasystole
Supraventricular extrasystole is a cardiac arrhythmia. This pathology is characterised by cardiac contraction impulses appearing prematurely and in a different location than the atrial sinus node