Polydipsia Polydipsia Polydipsia is excessive thirst or excess drinking. The word derives from the Greek () "very thirsty", which is derived from (, "much, many") + (, "thirst"). Polydipsia is a nonspecific symptom in various medical disorders. It also occurs as an abnormal behaviour in some non-human animals, such as in birds. This symptom is characteristically found in diabetics, often as one of the initial symptoms, and in those who fail to take their anti-diabetic medications or whose condition is poorly controlled. It can also be caused by a change in the osmolality of the extracellular fluids of the body, hypokalemia,
Emergency medical services in Russia an agency that trains them as professional drivers. Ambulances are staffed at minimum by a nurse and feldsher. The driver is simply that-a driver with no medical or even specialized driver's training. Class 1 - A non-emergency patient transport vehicle used to shuttle patients between hospitals, clinics, and other medical facilities. Class 2 - A generic emergency ambulance staffed with feldshers trained and operating in Basic Life Support (BLS). Class 3 - Specialty Ambulance. In addition to the basic ambulance teams, various types of specialty units can respond, depending on what advanced patient care is needed. The most common is