Virtual Reality Trauma Simulation: An Immersive Method to Enhance Medical Personnel Training and Readiness

Abstract

Military clinicians often arrive at deployment locations only having a few days to assume full medical treatment capabilities. British medical teams assuming control of in-theater ROLE III facilities have been trained in an identical medical environment prior to their arrival. U.S. medical teams attempt this practice, but simulated training environments frequently fail to accurately and realistically recreate the range and multitude of deployable settings/scenarios in which clinicians find themselves. Immersive virtual reality (IVR) may fill this gap by providing a high-fidelity, realistic experience that enhances task performance by creating a sense of presence and thoroughly engaging spatial memory.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2022
Accession Number
AD1174407

Entities

People

  • Kyle Couperus

Organizations

  • Madigan Army Medical Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Biomedical Research
  • Combat Casualty Care
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Education
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Health Services
  • Medical Evacuation
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Medicine
  • Resuscitation
  • Simulations
  • Simulators
  • Therapy
  • Training
  • Virtual Reality

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  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Military Training and Readiness Simulation
  • Trauma or Military Medicine