pediatrics

Scarlet fever and its younger sister, the fourth disease, are the only two exanthematous diseases to be caused not by a virus but by a bacterium, namely group A β-haemolytic streptococcus (SBEGA)

Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) is a common non-arrest dysrhythmia seen in children, especially during infancy, and is the main cause of cardiac-related instability

The importance of paediatric assessment: although children account for only a small percentage of pre-hospital emergencies, they present a special challenge to EMS professionals; both patient and crew suffer extreme emotional stress and…

Oxyuriasis is an intestinal infection caused by a whitish-coloured worm, the oxyurion (Oxyuris vermicularis, Enterobius vermicularis), first identified in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Linnaeus

Parotitis (popularly known as 'mumps') is an epidemic disease mainly affecting school-age children, caused by a paramyxovirus, typical of humans (there are no known cases of epidemic mumps in animals), which tends to heal spontaneously

Intervention in paediatric toxicological emergencies: exposure to toxic substances frequently occurs in children

Newly delivered humans have a higher risk of hypoglycemia because they are burning a lot of glucose as newly independent beings; also, they frequently have insufficient stores, since the maternal-fetal "spoon fed" supply of glucose is…

Intersos and Porto Emergenza together: the Associations have worked to send six ambulances to Ukraine, one of which with a thermocradle on board

Alagille syndrome is a hereditary disease that mimics other forms of prolonged liver disease and affects infants and children

The APGAR test is used for assessing newborns: you should assess a newborn at 1 minute and 5 minutes after delivery