System For Trauma Assessment Training (STAT)

ABSTRACT: Training for primary and secondary trauma assessment is vital to DoD medical personnel; it is the first step to saving the lives of wounded Warfighters. Training for trauma assessment currently includes both classroom instruction and high-fidelity training (e.g., using expensive medical manikins or trained patient role players). However, even together, these training approaches are not an adequate solution. Synthetic task environments that allow repeated independent practice are needed to bridge gaps between classroom instruction and costly live simulation events in the training and practice of these skills. In addition to the synthetic task environments themselves, training staff need support for creating and editing practice scenarios and to track trainee performance. To address these needs, we propose to develop and evaluate a System for Trauma Assessment Training (STAT). STAT includes a scenario-based trauma assessment training system, featuring a multi-modal virtual environment for training as well as a scenario editor and a data recording and interchange system to support efficient and effective learning, rehearsal, and assessment. These capabilities enable STAT to efficiently bridge the gap between classroom and high-fidelity simulations.; BENEFIT: Training primary and secondary trauma assessment skills is vital to DoD medical personnel and their patients. We expect the System for Trauma Assessment Training (STAT) to successfully train and enable rehearsal of these critical skills to improve the quality, effectiveness, and efficiency of training while reducing training overhead. In addition to helping military personnel, training can benefit other government agencies, such as the Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and other first responders in all sectors of government. STAT technologies have applications in the commercial medical training industry, hospitals, emergency medicine training, and paramedic training.