Ana Catarina Queiroga Santos

Integrated Member (PhD)

Catarina is a Microbiologist with a PhD in Biology and has since 2006 been engaged in several lifesaving projects as well as teaching. She has a special interest in drowning research and prevention issues and in promoting water safety in developing countries as well as within non-native and high-risk communities in developed countries. She has concentrated her scientific collaboration in several drowning prevention research projects, actively collaborating with University of Porto (Portugal), University of Vigo (Spain), Federation University (Australia), University of Auckland (New Zealand) and Royal Life Saving Society – Australia.

She is member of the Drowning Prevention Commission and Medical Committee of The International Life Saving Federation (ILS), member of the Drowning Prevention Commission of ILSE and co-founder of IDRA (www.idra.world). She has recently coordinated and co-authored the IDRA-ILS-IMRF Joint Position Statement on the resuscitation of the drowned person during COVID19 Era. She has authored and co-authored several scientific papers, reports, book chapters and lectures at Internalstional Conferences.

Currently, an integrated member at EPI-Unit, Institute of Public Health, University of Porto

Year

Title

Articles

2022

Monteiro CEMP , Pinto JM , Queiroga AC

Injury patterns in competitive and recreational surfing: a systematic review

Inj Prev, 2022 Mar 31;injuryprev-2021-044511. doi: 10.1136/injuryprev-2021-044511. Online ahead of print.

2022

Dunne CL, Osman S, Viguers K , Queiroga AC , Szpilman D, Peden AE

Phase One of a Global Evaluation of Suction-Based Airway Clearance Devices in Foreign Body Airway Obstructions: A Retrospective Descriptive Analysis

Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2022 Mar 24;19(7):3846. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19073846.

2022

Dunne CL, Madill J, Peden AE, Valesco B, Lippmann J, Szpilman D , Queiroga AC

An underappreciated cause of ocean-related fatalities: A systematic review on the epidemiology, risk factors, and treatment of snorkelling-related drowning

Resusc Plus, 2021 Mar 11;6:100103. doi: 10.1016/j.resplu.2021.100103. eCollection 2021 Jun.

2022

Sindall R, Mecrow T , Queiroga AC , Boyer C, Koon W, Peden AE

Drowning risk and climate change: a state-of-the-art review

Inj Prev, 2022 Feb 23;injuryprev-2021-044486. doi: 10.1136/injuryprev-2021-044486. Online ahead of print.

2022

Queiroga AC , Dunne C, Manino LA, van der Linden T, Mecrow T, Bierens J

Resuscitation of Drowned Persons During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Consensus Statement

JAMA Netw Open, 2022 Feb 1;5(2):e2147078. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.47078.

2022

Dunne CL , Queiroga AC , Szpiman D, Viguers K, Osman S, Peden AE

A Protocol for the Prospective Evaluation of Novel Suction-Based Airway Clearance Devices in the Treatment of Foreign Body Airway Obstructions

Cureus, 2022, 14(1): e20918. doi:10.7759/cureus.20918

2021

Queiroga AC , Seabra R, Franklin RC, Peden AE

Trends in drowning mortality in Portugal from 1992 to 2019: comparing Global Burden of Disease and national data

Inj Prev, 2021 Dec 31;injuryprev-2021-044415. doi: 10.1136/injuryprev-2021-044415. Online ahead of print.

2021

De Oliveira J, Piñeiro-Pereira L, Padrón-Cabo A, Alonso-Calvete A, García-Crespo O, Varela-Casal C , Queiroga AC , Barcala-Furelos R

[Perception, knowledge and education for drowning prevention in adolescent]

, 2021 Nov 11;95:e202111148.

2021

Queiroga AC , Szpilman D, Sempsrott J.

Management of a Drowned Person After Low-Voltage Electrocution While Attempting a Rescue on a River.

Am Surg, 2021 Apr 13;31348211011147. doi: 10.1177/00031348211011147. Online ahead of print.

2021

Dunne CL, Madill J, Peden AE, Valesco B, Lippmann J, Szpilman D , Queiroga AC

An underappreciated cause of ocean-related fatalities: A systematic review on the epidemiology, risk factors, and treatment of snorkelling-related drowning.

Resuscitation Plus, 2021, Volume 6, June 2021, 100103.

2021

Teixeira R , Queiroga AC , Freitas AI , Lorthe E , Santos AC , Moreira C , Barros H

Completeness of retention data and determinants of attrition in birth cohorts of very preterm infants: a systematic review.

Front Pediatr, 2021;9:529733. Published 2021 Feb 17. doi:10.3389/fped.2021.529733

2021

Szpilman D, Aguilar JP, Barcala-Furelos R, Baker S, Dunne C, Peden AE, Brander R, Claesson A, Avramidis S, Leavy J, Luckhaus JL, Manino LA, Marques O, Nyitrai NJ, Pascual-Gomez L, Springer L, , Queiroga AC

Drowning and aquatic injuries dictionary.

Resuscitation Plus, Volume 5, March 2021, 100072

2020

Queiroga AC , Dunne C , Manino L , Mecrow T , van der Linden T , Bierens J

Resuscitation of the drowned person in the era of COVID-19 disease: Global consensus process for a novel approach.

, 2020, Vol. 155, Supp 1, S19-S20, October 01

2020

Amaro J , Queiroga AC , Amaro J , Mehlum IS , Lucas R

Work-life prevalence of self-reported occupational injuries in mothers of a birth cohort.

Int J Occup Saf Ergon, 2020 Oct 9:1-33. doi: 10.1080/10803548.2020.1832353. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33034256.

2020

Carballo-Fazanes, A.; Bierens, J.J.; the International Expert Group to Study Drowning Behaviour: , (...) , Queiroga AC , (...)

The Visible Behaviour of Drowning Persons: A Pilot Observational Study Using Analytic Software and a Nominal Group Technique.

Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2020, 17, 6930.

2020

Queiroga AC , Webber J, Szpilman D

Nonfatal Drowning in People with Parkinson's Disease.

Mov Disord Clin Pract, 2020 Sep 16;7(8):999-1000. doi: 10.1002/mdc3.13081. eCollection 2020 Nov.

2020

Koon W, Schmidt A , Queiroga AC , Sempsrott J, Szpilman D, Webber J, Brander R

Need for consistent beach lifeguard data collection: results from an international survey

Inj Prev, 2020 Jul 31;injuryprev-2020-043793. doi: 10.1136/injuryprev-2020-043793. Online ahead of print.

2020

Szpilman D, Mello DB , Queiroga AC , Emygdio RF

Association of Drowning Mortality with Preventive Interventions: A Quarter of a Million Deaths Evaluation in Brazil

International Journal of Aquatic Research and Education, Vol. 12 : No. 2 , Article 3. DOI: 10.25035/ijare.12.02.xx Available at: https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/ijare/vol12/iss2/3

2020

Dunne CL, Peden AE , Queiroga AC , Gomez Gonzalez C, Valesco B, Szpilman D

A Systematic Review on the Effectiveness of Anti-Choking Suction Devices and Identification of Research Gaps

, 2020 Feb 27. pii: S0300-9572(20)30087-3. doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2020.02.021. [Epub ahead of print]

2020

Queiroga AC , Silva RS , Santos AC , Maia I , Barros H

Secular trend in age at menarche in women in Portugal born between 1920 and 1992: Results from three population-based studies.

Am J Hum Biol, 2020 Jan 25:e23392. doi: 10.1002/ajhb.23392. [Epub ahead of print]