Open AccessUse of a Virtual Reality Device for Basic Life Support Training
Author(s) -
Suzanne Bench,
Colin Winter,
Gary L. Francis
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
simulation in healthcare
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.685
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1559-713X
pISSN - 1559-2332
DOI - 10.1097/sih.0000000000000387
Subject(s) - virtual reality , competence (human resources) , thematic analysis , immersion (mathematics) , accreditation , exploratory research , focus group , context (archaeology) , psychology , applied psychology , basic life support , medical education , computer science , qualitative research , medicine , human–computer interaction , cardiopulmonary resuscitation , social psychology , social science , mathematics , anthropology , business , sociology , biology , paleontology , marketing , resuscitation , pure mathematics , emergency medicine
Immediate initiation of cardiopulmonary resuscitation significantly increases the chances of survival after a cardiac arrest. Virtual reality devices allow the integration of features of real patients into training to facilitate interaction and feedback, thus improving performance. However, its use as a training tool remains underexplored. The aims of this study were to undertake initial testing of a virtual reality basic life support prototype and to explore users' views and experiences.