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Immersive haptic simulation for training nurses in emergency medical procedures

Gutiérrez-Fernández, Alexis
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Fernández-Llamas, Camino
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Vázquez-Casares, Ana M.
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Mauriz, Elba
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Riego-del-Castillo, Virginia
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John, Nigel W.
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University of León; University of Chester
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2024-01-24
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The use of haptic simulation for emergency procedures in nursing training presents a viable, versatile and affordable alternative to traditional mannequin environments. In this paper, an evaluation is performed in a virtual environment with a head-mounted display and haptic devices, and also with a mannequin. We focus on a chest decompression, a life-saving invasive procedure used for trauma-associated cardiopulmonary resuscitation (and other causes) that every emergency physician and/or nurse needs to master. Participants’ heart rate and blood pressure were monitored to measure their stress level. In addition, the NASA Task Load Index questionnaire was used. The results show the approved usability of the VR environment and that it provides a higher level of immersion compared to the mannequin, with no statistically significant difference in terms of cognitive load, although the use of VR is perceived as a more difficult task. We can conclude that the use of haptic-enabled virtual reality simulators has the potential to provide an experience as stressful as the real one while training in a safe and controlled environment.
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Gutiérrez-Fernández, A., Fernández-Llamas, C., Vázquez-Casares, A. M., Mauriz, E., Riego-del-Castillo, V., & John, N. W. (2024). The Visual Computer, 40(11), 7527-7537. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00371-023-03227-9
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Springer Nature
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The Visual Computer
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http://hdl.handle.net/10034/629122
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10.1007/s00371-023-03227-9
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The version of record of this article, first published in [The Visual Computer], is available online at Publisher’s website: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00371-023-03227-9
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0178-2789
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1432-2315
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