First, second, third and fourth degree burns: characteristics and methods of…
If you intervene in an emergency, it is essential to know how to classify a burn, and to know how to communicate…
Hygiene and patient care: how to prevent the spread of healthcare-related…
Hygiene is an integral part of rescue and patient care, as is the safety of the patient and the rescuer
Vitreous detachment: what it is, what consequences it has
Vitreous detachment is the most common modification of the vitreous body, the clear, transparent gel that fills the…
Intervening in First Aid: Good Samaritan law, all you need to know
The law of the Good Samaritan exists in practically every Western country and in many Asian countries, with…
How to use an AED on a child and an infant: the paediatric defibrillator
If a child is in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, you should initiate CPR and ask lay rescuers to call the emergency…
Macular degeneration: what it is, symptoms, causes, treatment
Aging can be the cause of various health-related ailments, more or less serious. Among these is macular…
Cardiomyopathies: definition, causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
Cardiomyopathies are pathologies that affect the heart muscle and reduce the capacity of the heart which is no…
Discopathy: definition, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
When we talk about discopathy we refer to the degeneration of one or more rings or intervertebral discs, located…
Foot sprain: what it is, how to intervene
Foot or ankle sprain is one of the most common injuries among sportsmen
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis is a group of diffuse interstitial granulomatous diseases of the lung, caused by an…