Comparative study of a simulated incident with multiple victims and immersive virtual reality
Author/s
Ferrandini Price, Mariana; Escribano Tortosa, Damián; Nieto Fernández-Pacheco, Antonio; Pérez Alonso, Nuria; Cerón Madrigal, José Joaquín; [et al.]Date
2018-09Discipline/s
EnfermeríaSubject/s
Emergency medical servicesAlpha amylase
Simulation
Virtual reality
Abstract
Objectives: The main objective of the study is to determine the efficiency in the execution of the START (Simple Triage and Rapid Treatment) triage, comparing Virtual Reality (VR) to Clinical Simulation (CS) in a Mass Casualty Incident (MCI). The secondary objective is to determine the stress produced in the health professionals in the two situations described.
Materials: A comparative study on the efficiency and the stress during triage in a MSI was conducted. The basal and post levels of salivary α-amylase (sAA) activity were measured in all the participants before and after the simulation.
Results: Thepercentageofvictimsthatweretriagedcorrectlywas87.65%(SD=8.3);88.3%(SD=9.65)forthe Clinical Simulation with Actors (CSA) group and 87.2% (SD = 7.2) for the Virtual Reality Simulation (VRG) group, without any significant differences (p=0.612) between both groups. The basal sAA was 103.26 (SD = 79.13) U/L with a significant increase (p < 0.001) with respect to the post-simulation levels...