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First Responder Virtual Reality Simulator to train and assess emergency personnel for mass casualty response.
This paper describes the First Responder Virtual Reality Simulator, a high-fidelity, fully immersive, automated, programmable virtual reality (VR) simulation designed to train frontline responders to treat and triage victims of mass casualty incidents. First responder trainees wear a wireless VR head-mounted display linked to a compatible desktop computer. Autonomous, interactive victims who are programmed to simulate individuals with injuries consistent with an explosion in an underground space are used. The trainees are armed with a virtual medical kit, who are then tasked with triaging and treating the victims on the scene. Increased challenges can be added such as increasing the environmental chaos, adding patients, or increasing the acuity of patient injuries.
AHRQ-funded; HS025915.
Citation: Kman NE, Price A, Berezina-Blackburn V .
First Responder Virtual Reality Simulator to train and assess emergency personnel for mass casualty response.
J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open 2023 Feb;4(1):e12903. doi: 10.1002/emp2.12903.
Keywords: Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Simulation, Health Information Technology (HIT), Training, Emergency Preparedness
Applebury DE, Robinson EJ, Gold JA
Pilot testing of simulation in the evaluation of a novel, rapidly deployable electronic health record for use in disaster intensive care.
This purpose of this study was to present the application of simulation to assess a quickly scalable hub-and-spoke model for Electronic Health Record (EHR) system deployment and monitoring, utilizing asynchronous training. The researchers modified existing commercial EHR products to function as the entry point from a simulated hospital and a separate system for tele-ICU support and data monitoring. A modular video-based curriculum was developed for asynchronous training of users. The curriculum's effectiveness was evaluated through the completion of standard ICU documentation tasks in a high-fidelity simulation. Additional endpoints included EHR navigation assessment, user satisfaction (Net Promoter), system usability (System Usability Scale-SUS), and cognitive load (NASA-TLX). The study found that 5 participants achieved a 100% task completion rate in all domains, except for ventilator data (91%). The systems demonstrated high satisfaction, satisfactory usability, and acceptable cognitive load, with higher cognitive loads correlating to the number of screens used.
AHRQ-funded; HS023793.
Citation: Applebury DE, Robinson EJ, Gold JA .
Pilot testing of simulation in the evaluation of a novel, rapidly deployable electronic health record for use in disaster intensive care.
Disaster Med Public Health Prep 2021 Oct 22; 17:e51. doi: 10.1017/dmp.2021.302..
Keywords: COVID-19, Emergency Preparedness, Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Health Information Technology (HIT), Public Health, Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Critical Care