VR Medical Simulation Training for Austere Small Unit Care in Denied Environments

The US Air Force has the significant mission of providing time sensitive, mission critical medical support for Small Unit Care (SUC) for elite forces on the battlefield and beyond. Current methods for SUC medical training are both logistically complex and cost-prohibitive due to the need to procure and set up mock equipment. Training for these TTPs in the pre-deployment setting is challenging due to limited clinical exposure to the provision of non-emergency routine medical care for disease and non-battle injuries (NBIs) given the sufficient availability of designated providers at pre-deployment installations. The innovative Virtual Reality Medical Simulation System facilitates fully immersive, multiplayer virtual simulation training for SUC protocols. This system provides the warfighter with effective training opportunities that simulate the psychosocial and environmental realism of SUC incidents.