EENA Conference, the conference dedicated to public safety and emergency call professionals, was held from 27 to 29 April in Marseille. Emergency Live attended as media partner
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, which some people call broken heart syndrome, is a sudden stress-induced heart condition. Although it is not a heart attack, it can cause similar symptoms
Shaken baby syndrome (also called by the acronym SBS, or abusive head trauma or shaken baby syndrome) is a very serious form of physical abuse, mainly - but not exclusively - intra-familial abuse of children generally under one year of age…
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (hence the acronym 'ARDS') is a respiratory pathology caused by various causes and characterised by diffuse damage to the alveolar capillaries leading to severe respiratory failure with arterial…
Transient tachypnoea of the newborn (also called 'transient neonatal tachypnoea' or 'neonatal wet lung syndrome'; in English 'transient tachypnoea of the newborn') is a respiratory disorder of the newborn caused by delayed reabsorption of…
The 'liquid phase' Pap test allows for greater accuracy and can avoid a second sampling. The specialist explains how it works and what the benefits are
Neonatal respiratory distress syndrome (NRDS) is a respiratory syndrome characterised by the presence of progressive pulmonary atelectasis and respiratory failure that is mainly diagnosed in the premature neonate, who has not yet reached…
Loss of co-ordination of movements is a condition that manifests itself in defects in muscle co-ordination which, in turn, lead to irregular movements and an inability to maintain balance in a static position