Highly Realistic, Immersive Training for Navy Corpsmen: Preliminary Results
Abstract
Highly realistic, immersive training has recently been developed for Navy corpsmen. This new training involves scenarios that are carefully designed to simulate operational situations through the use of realistic sights, sounds, smells, and distractions to create a heightened sense of situational awareness and pressure. The primary objective of this study was to assess corpsmen participants' satisfaction with highly realistic training. The study sample consisted of 434 male Navy service members attending Field Medical Training Battalion West, Camp Pendleton, California. Corpsmen participants completed surveys after receiving the training. They were asked to rate the training and expressed high levels of satisfaction with the training overall, as well as with specific elements of the training. The element of the training that the corpsmen rated the highest was the use of live actors. The majority of the participants reported that the training had increased their overall confidence in being successful corpsmen, and had strengthened their confidence in their ability to provide care under pressure. Additional research should extend this training to other military medical provider populations.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 2014
- Accession Number
- ADA617725
Entities
People
- Stephanie Booth-Kewley
- Stephanie K. Mcwhorter
Organizations
- Naval Health Research Center