VR Medical Simulation Training for Prehospital Medical Care and Transport

The US Air Force has the significant mission of providing time sensitive, mission critical medical support for prehospital medical emergencies and transport for prehospital emergency medical care. Many of the conditions an emergency medical technician - paramedic will encounter are infrequent, but with a potential for serious negative outcomes if managed inappropriately. Current methods for emergency medical services training are both logistically complex and cost-prohibitive due to the need to acquire and set up mock equipment, including ventilators, intubation materials, realistic medications, and procedural tools. The innovative Virtual Reality Medical Simulation System facilitates fully immersive, multiplayer virtual simulation training for EMS protocols. This system provides the warfighter opportunities for effective training opportunities that simulate the psychosocial and environmental realism of prehospital medical incidents, as well as the development of a comprehensive training curriculum covering EMT-P response.