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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Virtual Real.
Sec. Virtual Reality in Medicine
Volume 6 - 2025 |
doi: 10.3389/frvir.2025.1518016
Virtual Reality for Emergency Medicine Training on traffic accident injury treatment: A randomized controlled trial
Provisionally accepted- Department of Emergency Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, nanning, China
Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a virtual reality (VR)based training program in improving emergency physicians' ability to manage multicasualty traffic injuries, compared to conventional training methods. Methods: A randomized controlled trial was conducted with 76 emergency physicians from a single hospital. Participants were randomly assigned to either the VR group (n = 38) or the control group (n = 38). The VR group underwent immersive training using a VR simulation of multi-casualty traffic accidents, while the control group received traditional lectures and mannequin-based simulations. Primary outcomes included on-site assessment, triage accuracy, and decision-making in transportation, assessed immediately post-training. Secondary outcomes were participant satisfaction and confidence levels.The VR group performed significantly better in on-site assessments (P < 0.05), triage accuracy (P < 0.05), and transportation decision-making (P < 0.05) compared to the control group. The VR group also reported higher satisfaction and confidence in applying learned skills in real-world situations (P < 0.05).managing multi-casualty traffic accidents, demonstrating its potential as a scalable and effective educational tool for emergency medical training.
Keywords: virtual reality, Emergency Medical Training, Traffic accidents, Medical Education, randomized controlled trial
Received: 27 Oct 2024; Accepted: 05 Feb 2025.
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* Correspondence:
Wang Wei, Department of Emergency Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, nanning, China
Huang Zheng Zhuang, Department of Emergency Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, nanning, China
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