emergency

An ischaemic stroke happens when a blockage cuts off the blood supply to part of your brain, killing brain cells. Damage to brain cells can affect how the body works. It can also change how you think and feel

People who are older, immobile or bedridden are most at risk for bedsores. These pressure ulcers occur when there’s prolonged pressure on your skin. Friction, moisture and traction (pulling on skin) also lead to bedsores

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Most people define “shock” as emotional distress or sudden fright in response to a traumatic event. But in medical terms, first aid shock is a life-threatening medical condition where the victim does not have enough blood circulating the…

Burn shock is defined as non-haemorrhagic hypovolaemic shock (shock from decreased circulating blood volume NOT caused by haemorrhage) that occurs when the patient is subjected to a large area of the body being burned

Training of aid workers: the Russian Red Cross (RKK) will for the first time conduct an IMPACT training course in Russia to prepare employees and volunteers for international humanitarian missions of various kinds

The new national guidelines for triage in emergency rooms are coming into force in the various Italian regions, and these days this has happened in Lombardy

An antimicrobial is, by definition, a natural or synthetic substance that kills microorganisms (microbes) or inhibits their growth

If you intervene in an emergency, it is essential to know how to classify a burn, and to know how to communicate the severity. You also need to know their differences, depending on the degree

A burn is an injury to the integumentary tissues (skin and skin appendages) which can be caused by the action of: