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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.
Arterial hypertension as a response to stress
People who respond to states of acute stress with a sharp rise in blood pressure run the risk of developing high blood pressure over the years
First Aid, Identifyng a Severe Burn
Burns are skin damage that results from heat, sunburn or other radiation, chemical or electrical contact. It is one of the most common household injuries, especially among children
Pseudomembranous colitis: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, therapy, complications, prognosis, mortality
Pseudomembranous colitis' (also called 'pseudomembranous enterocolitis', hence the acronyms 'CPM' and 'ECPM') is an inflammation of the colon (hence the term 'colitis') characterised by raised white-yellow plaques that come together to form…
Agoraphobia: causes, symptoms and therapy
The term agoraphobia, from the Greek phobia - fear - and agora - square - is used to indicate the fear of open and crowded spaces
Why do women suffer from dry eye more than men?
Dry eye was defined as a multifactorial pathology of the ocular surface characterized by an imbalance of the tear film and accompanied by ocular symptoms mainly derived from chronic inflammatory processes
Life Saving Procedures, Basic Life Support: What is BLS Certification?
If you’ve been interested in learning First Aid and how to perform CPR, you may probably come across the acronym BLS in your study
Folic acid before conception and during pregnancy
Folic acid is a vitamin that is normally introduced into the body through certain types of food such as: spinach, broccoli, asparagus, artichokes, lettuce, cabbage, eggs, beans, chickpeas, lentils, peas, as well as nuts such as walnuts,…
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): definition, causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, refers to a group of diseases, including emphysema and chronic bronchitis, that cause airway obstruction and other breathing-related problems
Faecal bacteriotherapy: faecal transplantation for clostridium difficile, colitis and Crohn's…
Faecal bacteriotherapy, also known as faecal transplantation or faecal transfusion or infusion of human probiotics (HPI) or faecal microbiome transplantation, is a non-pharmacological medical treatment, in an experimental phase, used with…
Transferrin: high, low, normal values, significance, treatment
Transferrin is the main iron transport protein in the blood; it is a glycoprotein synthesised mainly in the liver