The Paramedic
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| Initial release | Italy |
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| Directors | Sergio Nasca |
| Producers | Fulvio Lucisano |
| Composers | Armando Trovaioli |
| Screenplay | Enrico Montesano |
| Sergio Nasca | |
| Laura Toscano | |
| Franco Marotta | |
| Gianfranco Manfredi | |
| Luciano Vincenzoni | |
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| ID | 2104770 |
About The Paramedic
Il paramedico is a 1982 Italian comedy film directed by Sergio Nasca.
Do people really swallow spiders in their sleep?
... The hospital said it was not sure what had caused Mr Cowsley s breathing problems - though a specialist, Mr Cowsley says, did suggest The Paramedic s spider bite theory might have merit...
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...A man seriously hurt in the Manchester Arena bombing said he is staying " true to his promise" to take The Paramedic who saved his life to watch Manchester United in an FA Cup final...
NHS Wales: Patient in hospital for weeks due to social care backlog
... " The Paramedic was there and soon there were four or five others at the door...
Jack Lis: Mother of son killed by dog haunted by last image
... " They kept saying they re working on him, they re working on him and then The Paramedic came back with a blanket and I knew, " she said...
Ambulance service being misused, paramedics say
... Often when people call 111 and are advised to make their own way to hospital, they call an ambulance instead, says The Paramedic, who is from north-east England...
TV presenter Matthew Bassett shows life goes on with spinal injury
... However, The Paramedic wouldn t let me drift off...
Ambulance services branded on brink of collapse
... for the people we haven t been able to help because it s been too late, " The Paramedic said...
Sudden unknown death in childhood: 'Why did my beautiful son die?'
... The ambulance came over and The Paramedic said because we d seen a doctor already, we didn t have to take him in, because all they were going to do was see him and probably send us home again...
Do people really swallow spiders in their sleep?
By Helen BurchellBBC News, Hertfordshire
" There was an Old Lady who swallowed a Spider that wriggled, and jiggled and tickled inside Her . . "
According to The rhyme and song, The unfortunate woman swallowed The arachnid to catch a fly she had previously eaten - followed by A Number of other creatures in an attempt to solve The original issue.
But . . let's concentrate on The Spider .
Assuming you don't gulp one down On Purpose , is it likely you can swallow a Spider unintentionally in your sleep?
Chris Cowsley, a Hertfordshire postal worker, believes.
He was taken to hospital last month after Waking Up recently choking in The Early Hours .
Unable to Breathe - and after calling 999 - He Said an ambulance paramedic told him it seemed likely his uvula - The fleshy hanging ball at The back of The throat - had been.
His throat swelled up and his breathing was seriously impaired.
Mr Cowsley says he thought he " was going to die".
The Hospital said it was not sure what had caused Mr Cowsley's breathing problems - though a specialist, Mr Cowsley says, did suggest The Paramedic 's Spider bite theory might have merit.
In defence of those with eight legsThe British Arachnological Society says as natural pest controllers, spiders are " second to none".
" They are predators and their main prey are insects, many of which eat our crops and pester our livestock, " its website suggests.
A in Switzerland in 2017 found spiders have an enormous ecological impact as Natural Enemies of insects.
The Report states: " With More Than 45,000 species and a population density of up to 1,000 individuals per Square Metre , spiders are one of The World 's most species-rich and widespread groups of predators. "
They calculated that " The global Spider population (with a weight of around 25 million tons) wipes out an estimated 400-800 million tons of prey every year".
Spider experts, however, are less convinced that a Spider was The Culprit for Mr Cowsley's breathing problem.
Dr Matt Wilkinson , from Cambridge University's department of zoology, says: " There 's a Myth that you swallow about eight spiders a year in your sleep.
" It is a Myth - though one that many people accept as reality. "
It is unclear where The Spider -swallowing story originated, But The Myth is so embedded it has morphed into The Stuff of Urban Legend , Dr Wilkinson says.
" It's really curious that This Was The gut instinct reaction [of those treating Mr Cowsley, " he says.
Dr Wilkinson and others are highly dubious that a Spider bite led to Mr Cowsley's unfortunate incident.
" Very few spiders in Britain can bite you and The only possible one is The false widow - it's pretty big and you'd wake up if that was in your throat, " Dr Wilkinson says.
" It's not going to crawl in There - There 's air going in and out and it's just not going in There . "
Experts agree that Most People would wake up if a Spider was on their face.
" You'd know about it long before it bit you, " Dr Wilkinson said.
He was aware that medical staff had suggested a Spider bite may have caused Mr Cowsley's breathing difficulties, But said: " I'd need some pretty hefty Evidence .
" Show Me The Evidence - The Remains of The Spider - Show Me The bite.
" I just cannot imagine a Spider did this. "
Dr Geoff Oxford, honorary secretary of The British Arachnological Society, agreed that The Story of swallowing eight spiders a year while sleeping was " a Myth ".
" If someone's sleeping, they're breathing Hot Air in and out, " He Said .
" Why on earth would a Spider go in? They just don't do that. "
The NHS says although Spider bites in The UK are uncommon, some can leave people feeling sick, sweating or dizzy.
They can also become infected and, in rare cases, causes a severe allergic reaction. if people suffer " any severe or worrying symptoms after a Spider bite".
As for Mr Cowsley, his apparent run-in with his accidental arachnid meal has left him none-The -worse health-wise.
Nor has he become an overnight arachnophobe.
However, one of The First things he did after his hospital visit was to buy a set of insect repellents, because, he says, " I'm not having that anymore".
Source of news: bbc.com
