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Surfers as aquatics rescuers in Portugal and Spain: Characteristics of rescues ...
De Oliveira, J; Lorenzo-Martínez, M; Barcala-Furelos, R; Queiroga, AC; Alonso-Calvete, AThe aim of this study was to analyze the rescues carried out by surfers from Portugal and Spain, their knowledge of rescue and resuscitation and their perception and risk behavior while surfing. An online survey was conducted in 2048 surfers from Portugal and Spain, with questions regarding the demographic characteristics, experience, perception and risk behavior of the surfers; rescues attended by the surfers ...
Injury prevention, drowning prevention habits and resuscitation knowledge of Po...
De Oliveira, J; Lorenzo-Martínez, M; Barcala-Furelos, R; Alonso-Calvete, A; Carracedo-Rodríguez, E; Moreira-Pinto, J; Queiroga, ACSurfing instructors can play an important role both in preventing sport related injuries and as first responders in water emergencies events. Even though Portugal is a predominantly oceanic country, with many people enrolling in water sports activities, we still don’t have a clear insight of the knowledge and educational practices of surfing instructors concerning both injury prevention and first response actio...
Drowning and aquatic injuries dictionary
Szpilman, D; Palacios Aguilar, J; Barcala-Furelos, R; Baker, S; Dunne, C; Peden, AE; Brander, R; Claesson, A; Avramidis, S; Leavy, J; Luckhaus, JLBackground: Drowning is a significant public health issue with more than 320,000 deaths globally every year. These numbers are greatly underestimated, however, due to factors such as inadequate data collection, inconsistent categorization and failure to report in certain regions and cultures.The objective of this study was to develop a standardised drowning dictionary using a consensus-based approach. Through c...
Perception, knowledge and education for drowning prevention in adolescent
De Oliveira, J; Piñeiro-Pereira, L; Padrón-Cabo, A; Alonso-Calvete, A; García-Crespo, O; Varela-Casal, C; Queiroga, AC; Barcala-Furelos, RObjective: Drowning is a major problem of public health in Spain, with a high number of deaths. The main strategy to address it is prevention, going through knowledge and education. The aim of this study was to analyze from a public health perspective a) the knowledge of young participants from 14 to 16 years old about drowning prevention, swimming skills and risks on the beach and b) to evaluate a pilot progra...