Virtual reality cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR): Comparison with a standard CPR training mannequin

摘要

Sir, Virtual reality (VR) may represent a powerful instrument for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training. Italian Resuscitation Council (IRC) launched an innovative and challenging project called "VR-CPR", with the aim to create a complete self-directed learning platform for basic life support (BLS) and automated external defibrillation (AED) training in a VR enviroment. VR CPR has been developed by the game developer company Studio Evil (Bologna, Italy) with the scientific supervision of IRC. The software supports HTC Vive, a VR headset developed by HTC (Nuova Taipei, Taiwan) and Valve Corporation (Bellevue, Washington, US). With the "room-scale" technology, the VR system can track movements with Six Degrees of Freedom (6DoF) in a three dimensional space, allowing the user to interact with the environment using controllers and other accessories. In a photorealistic VR scenario the cardiac arrest patient is reproduced with high fidelity providing main clinical signs and patient's reactions.