Open AccessApplication of Virtual Reality Technology in Disaster Medicine
Author(s) -
Yu-Yu Duan,
Jiayao Zhang,
Mao Xie,
Xiaobo Feng,
Xu Song,
Zhewei Ye
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
current medical science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.504
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 2096-5230
pISSN - 2523-899X
DOI - 10.1007/s11596-019-2093-4
Subject(s) - virtual reality , disaster medicine , field (mathematics) , engineering ethics , health technology , emerging technologies , health care , computer science , engineering , medicine , human factors and ergonomics , poison control , political science , medical emergency , human–computer interaction , artificial intelligence , mathematics , law , pure mathematics
Summary The occurrence of major emergencies often leads to environmental damage, property damage, health challenges and life threats. Despite the tremendous progress we have made in responding to the many challenges posed by disasters in recent years, there are still many shortcomings. As an emerging technology widely used in recent years, virtual reality (VR) technology is very suitable for many fields of disaster medicine, such as basic education, professional training, psychotherapy, etc. The purpose of this review article is to introduce the application of VR technology in the disaster medical field and prospect its trend in the future.