Evaluation of a Virtual Reality Simulator in Sustainment Training.

摘要

Is there a better way to train our health care personnel to prepare them to operate in a chemical biological environment yet continue to provide for patient care. Could virtual reality (VR) technology be useful in providing a more realistic, hands-on training for skills needed by military medical personnel in their performance of patient/casualty care under chemical-biological conditions. Virtual reality offers a new training modality with the promise of realistic training with many potential savings. VR simulations such as Cath-Sim could provide an alternative to IV arms and moulaged casualties whiling away a day by providing an integrated hands-on experience without ever leaving the classroom. The purpose of this pilot work was to assess the usefulness, cost-effectiveness, and user satisfaction of the Cath-Sim Intravenous Training System for teaching and achieving competence at IV insertion while in MOPP level 4 for military medical personnel.