CURRICULUM VITAE

 

DAVID SZPILMAN, MD - BRAZIL

Dr Szpilman works since 1990, in a daily basis, with lifeguards at the Drowning Resuscitation Center – Fire Department - GMar. This Center is a pre-hospital emergency facility at the Rio de Janeiro Beaches, specially developed in the 60΄ to deal with aquatic emergencies. The reference hospital for trauma – Miguel Couto Hospital - is his other job, which allow him to follow up all the beaches occurrences since pre to hospital care.

 

IDENTIFICATION DATA

 

NAME

Szpilman

FORENAME

David

GENDER

Male

DATE OF BIRTH

03-06-58

PLACE OF BIRTH

Rio de Janeiro – Brazil

MARITAL STATUS *

Married

NAME OF SPOUSE *

Maria Alice

CHILDREN (number/names) *

2 / Debora, Julia

LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE

Portuguese, English and Spanish

 

EDUCATION – STUDY CERTIFICATES AND DIPLOMAS

 

Period

School/College/University

What

1977-82

FTESM University

Medicine

1983–85

Ministιrio da Marinha

Pos-graduation Internal Medicine

1992-3

AMIB

Pos-graduation Intensive Care Medicine

 

PROFESSIONAL CARREER

                                                                                                                                                                                            

Period

Company/Organisat.

Function

1982 - 99

Intensive Care Unit – Federal & County Hospitals

Staff – 24 h shift

1988 – 91

Emergency Department – State Hospital

Staff – 24 h shift

1990 – 93

Pre-hospital Emergency Service

Staff – 24 h shift

1993 – 95

Drowning Resuscitation Center at the beach - Fire Department

Head

1990 – 02

DRC - Fire Department - GMAR

Staff – 24 h shift

2001 – ….

Intensive Care Unit – Miguel Couto Hospital

Head

1991-92

Panorama Radio FM 90.3

Editor

1999 - ...

Therapy Intensive Care Courses

Organizer

1998 - …

National Resuscitation Committee

Board Member

2000 - ...

Regional Sport Medicine Committee

Board Member

2001 - …

Regional Branch of Brazilian Emergency Society

Head of Aquatic Emergency Department

2002 - ...

Surf Magazine – HardCore

First Aid Editor

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NATIONAL LIFESAVING CARREER

                                                                                                                                                                                            

Period

Club/Branch/National

Function

1991 - …

DRC – Fire Department

Lifeguard instructor

1995

Brazilian Lifesaving Society - National

Main founder

1995 – 98

Brazilian Lifesaving Society - National

Former President

1996 - …

National Junior Lifeguard Program

Creator & Organizer

1996

First Brazilian Lifesaving Championship

Creator & Organizer

1997

II Brazilian Lifesaving Championship & Symposium

Main organizer

1998

III Brazilian Lifesaving Championship & Symposium

Main Organizer

2001 - …

Course “Lifesaving for surfers”

Creator & main organizer

2001 - …

Aquatic Basic Life Support Course

Creator & main organizer

 

INTERNATIONAL LIFESAVING CARREER (FIS-WLS-ILS)

                                                                                                                                                                                            

Period

Organization and Function

1994

ILS Medical Commission & Foundation at World Championship in Wales – Observer

1995

Main responsible for Brazilian Lifesaving Society Filiations to ILS

1997 - …

ILS Medical Commission – Board Member

1998 - …

Brazilian ILS Liaison Officer

 

NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL SPORTS CARREER (other than lifesaving)

                                                                                                                                                                                            

Period

Organization and Function

 

Over 84 Regional and National medals in swimming

 

Over 12 medals in National Lifesaving Championship

 

3 medals in longboard surfing championships

 

NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LIFESAVING CERTIFICATES

                                                                                                                                                                                            

Date

What

1997

Personal watercraft - Rescue Specialist

1998

San Diego Lifeguard Academy Certificate

 

PUBLICATIONS

 

BOOKS

1995: Drowning & Resuscitation Techniques

 

1997 & 2002: Drowning & Lifesaving Manual

 

2000: Marine bites & envenomations – Co-author

 

1994 – 2003 – 16 Medicine Book Chapters National and International

ARTICLES

Author and co-author of over 18 papers in Medical Journals

 

Author and co-author of over 28 articles in Medicine

 

Author and co-author of over 36 articles in Lifesaving

 

RECREATION

 

SPORTS

Swimming, surfing, diving, spear fishing & lifesaving

HOBBIES

Aquatic activities

SERVICE CLUBS *

 

 

HONOURS

 

Date

What

1994

Science award in a Medicine Journal

1995

Science award in a Fire Department of Rio de Janeiro

1995

Award from Rio de Janeiro State for excellent professional work done

2001

Award from Rio de Janeiro County for excellent professional work done

2002

Award from Rio de Janeiro State for excellent professional work

 

OTHERS

 

224 drowning Lectures on National (Brazil) & International Conferences (Spain, Wales, USA, Argentina (2), Brussels, and The Netherlands)

Participation as a Contributor on ILCOR & AHA guidelines for Resuscitation - Drowning – 1999 – Dallas USA (published at Resuscitation & Circulation Medical Journals)

Participation as a Reviewer on ACLS Book – Drowning Chapter – American Heart Association – 2003 (to be published)

Participation as an Author or Co-author in 8 Chapters - “Hand of Book of Drowning” – 2003 (to be published)

BLS Task Force Member for ILCOR 2005