medicine

About medical history: by 'anamnesis' in medicine we mean the collection - if possible from the direct voice of the patient - of all that information, news and feelings that can help the doctor to direct him or her towards a diagnosis of a…

The word decubitus in medicine refers to the position the patient assumes in bed or when lying down. This position may be different according to the patient's need to maintain a given position in order to experience less pain, according to…

The Trendelenburg position, or anti-shock position, is the position in which the patient is placed in case of shock or when performing special radiological investigations, as well as during gynaecological and abdominal surgery

Ukraine, Emergency Department doctors and nurses from 11 Ukrainian hospitals will receive training in the provision of emergency war care based on the latest European protocols

WHO concerned about the use of chemical weapons in the war in Ukraine: doctors in the capital have undergone training on chemical readiness and response, conducted by specialists from the World Health Organisation

If your loved one has been admitted to the intensive care unit of a hospital, this means that his or her illness is serious enough to require the most careful degree of medical monitoring and the highest level of medical care. Some…

The GCS, or Glasgow Coma Scale, was described in 1974 by Graham Teasdale and Bryan Jennett (Assessment of coma and impaired consciousness. A practical scale. Lancet 1974; 2:81-4.) as a method of assigning a score, or level, of consciousness…

Working under fire: the activities of ambulance crews in Nikolaev during the invasion of the Russian Federation take place under critical conditions and great personal danger

The "ABC rule" or simply "ABC" in medicine indicates a mnemonic technique that reminds rescuers in general (not only doctors) of the three essential and life-saving phases in the assessment and treatment of the patient, especially if…

In emergency medicine, the Kendrick Extrication Device (KED) is a first aid device used to extract a traumatised person from a vehicle in the event of a road accident