Anaphylactic shock is a particularly severe and sudden-onset allergic reaction that must be recognised and treated promptly because it can be life-threatening
Silent Heart Attacks: nearly half of all heart attacks have no symptoms at all — but that doesn’t mean they’re any less deadly than heart attacks with symptoms
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR): before going into the details of what a chest compressor is, let's try to understand the product and its application, which will help you decide when purchasing a CPR machine
No one wants to be in the situation of having to save an infant’s life, but it could happen. Infants can and do choke, usually caused by breathing in a small object they accidentally placed in their mouth, such as a coin, small toys, and…
The resting cardiac echocolordoppler (or echocardiogram) is a test through which the doctor can visualise the heart on a special computer, called an echocardiograph, thanks to the ultrasound transmitted by the probe that is placed on the…
In the presence of an atrial sept defect, the wall separating the atria in the heart, normally intact, has a defect that causes the heart organ to overwork