Virtual Reality for CPR training - Resuscitation Journal

0 downloads 0 Views 375KB Size Report
Sep 19, 2017 - Resuscitation 121 (2017) e1–e2. Contents lists available at ... From 2008 the Italian Resuscitation Council (IRC) has been working on the field ...
Resuscitation 121 (2017) e1–e2

Contents lists available at ScienceDirect

Resuscitation journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/resuscitation

Letter to the Editor

Virtual Reality for CPR training: How cool is that? Dedicated to the “next generation” Dear Sir, Virtual reality (VR) may represent a powerful tool for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training, especially in the younger generations. The addition of VR to traditional medical training may improve sense of presence and diagnostic orientation. We previously reported the “feeling” of instructors after Virtual Reality Enhanced Mannequin (VREM) experience [1], the first VR CPR training prototype. From 2008 the Italian Resuscitation Council (IRC) has been working on the field of innovative way to teach and increase awareness on cardiac arrest [2]. Recently, the Resuscitation Council UK developed Lifesaver VR for cardiac arrest awareness dedicated to general population and schoolchildren. The product now allows users to practice CPR on a pillow or manikin with real time feedback, thus allowing a greater proportion of the public to learn the actual skills even if they do not have access to formal training sessions [3]. In order to evaluate and test the current attitude about VR of the instructor community, the IRC developed an online survey in collaboration with ERC Research NET community [4]. The survey included only five questions to facilitate high response rate. We received 247 responses from 18 countries. The background of participants was: key person in national resuscitation council, educator, instructor and members of the ERC Research NET. The training discipline background was: 76.5% (n = 189) adult basic life support, 46.1% (n = 114) paediatric basic life support, 50.2% (n = 124) adult advanced life support, 16.1% (n = 40) paediatric advanced life support. The most used type of equipment for training was: 75.3% (n = 186) AED trainer, 56.6% (n = 140) high fidelity manikin, 49.8% (n = 123) low fidelity manikin, with only 2.4% (n = 6) serious games and 1.6% (n = 4) VR devices. We also asked them if they believe that VR could play a role in the future of training and if VR could work better in some target groups. The response of participants was: 72.8% (n = 180) believe that VR could play a role in the future of training and that could work better in kids 63.9% (n = 158), healthcare professionals 61.5% (n = 152), general population 55% (n = 136), and instructors 48.6% (n = 120). Being fully committed on developing and acquiring innovative training tool, IRC is currently working on a new project called “VR CPR project” (Fig. 1) that will be presented during ERC Congress 2018 in Bologna. The aim is to develop a full self-directed learning platform for BLS-D training in VR environment dedicated to all kids/general population and healthcare professionals/instructors. The VR CPR platform will be implemented for Oculus Rift (Oculus VR, Menlo Park, CA, USA) and HTC Vive (HTC, Taoyuan, Taiwan), the two main VR devices on the market. We believe that this could be the future of CPR training. For this reason, we invite all the international community to be part of future studies on application of VR in CPR training. To all of you https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resuscitation.2017.09.024 0300-9572/© 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Fig. 1. Virtual Reality CPR Italian Resuscitation Council project.

finally, we dedicated our Live Long And Prosper (#LLAP) viral campaign [5]. Dedicated to the next generation of rescuers and. . .to the believers. Conflict of interest Federico Semeraro, Andrea Scapigliati, Giuseppe Ristagno are member of Italian Resuscitation Council executive committee. Andrew Lockey is member of the Resuscitation Council UK. Michael P. Müller is member of German Resuscitation Council (GRC) board; speakers honorarium from FoMF, Physio-Control, Metrax, Zoll. Bernd W. Böttiger is European Resuscitation Council (ERC) Board Director Science and Research; Associated Editor, European Journal of Anaesthesiology; Speakers honorarium from Medupdate, FoMF, Baxalta, Bayer Vital; Chairman, German Resuscitation Council (GRC); Board Member, German Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine (DGAI); Board Member, German Society of interdisciplinary Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine (DIVI); Associated Editor, Resuscitation, Professor and Head of the Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital of Cologne, Germany. Anita Luciani, Stefano Gandolfi, and Sabine Wingen have no conflict of interest. Acknowledgement This survey was supported by the ERC Research NET. References [1]. Semeraro F, Frisoli A, Bergamasco M, Cerchiari EL. Virtual reality enhanced mannequin (VREM) that is well received by resuscitation experts. Resuscitation 2009;80(April (4)):489–92. [2]. Semeraro F, Frisoli A, Loconsole C, Mastronicola N, Stroppa F, Ristagno G, et al. Kids (learn how to) save lives in the school with the serious game Relive. Resuscitation 2017;116(July):27–32. [3]. Lifesaver VR at www.resus.org.uk/apps/lifesaver-vr.

e2

Letter to the Editor / Resuscitation 121 (2017) e1–e2

[4]. Böttiger BW. ERC Research NET-The network for sudden cardiac arrest and resuscitation research in Europe. Resuscitation 2017;117(August):e21–2, members of the ERC Research NET. [5]. Catch the beat with the Live Long And Prosper viral slogan! #LLAP at www. ircouncil.it/LLAP.

Federico Semeraro ∗ Maggiore Hospital, Bologna, Italy Andrea Scapigliati Institute of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy Giuseppe Ristagno Istituto di ricerche farmacologiche “Mario Negri” – IRCCS, Milano, Italy Anita Luciani Stefano Gandolfi Italian Resuscitation Council Foundation, Bologna, Italy

Andrew Lockey Calderdale Royal Hospital, Halifax, UK Michael P. Müller Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany Sabine Wingen Bernd W. Böttiger University Hospital of Cologne, Kerpener Straße 62, 50937 Köln, Germany ∗ Corresponding author. E-mail address: [email protected] (F. Semeraro)

19 September 2017