Application of Virtual Reality Technology in Disaster Medicine

Summary The occurrence of major emergencies often leads to environmental damage, property damage, health challenges and life threats. Despite the tremendous progress we have made in responding to the many challenges posed by disasters in recent years, there are still many shortcomings. As an emergin...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Current medical science 2019-10, Vol.39 (5), p.690-694
Main Authors: Duan, Yu-yu, Zhang, Jia-yao, Xie, Mao, Feng, Xiao-bo, Xu, Song, Ye, Zhe-wei
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Disaster Medicine - education
Disaster Medicine - methods
Disasters
Emergency Medicine - education
Emergency Medicine - methods
First Aid - methods
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Humans
Imagery, Psychotherapy - methods
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Patient Education as Topic - organization & administration
Virtual Reality
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Summary The occurrence of major emergencies often leads to environmental damage, property damage, health challenges and life threats. Despite the tremendous progress we have made in responding to the many challenges posed by disasters in recent years, there are still many shortcomings. As an emerging technology widely used in recent years, virtual reality (VR) technology is very suitable for many fields of disaster medicine, such as basic education, professional training, psychotherapy, etc. The purpose of this review article is to introduce the application of VR technology in the disaster medical field and prospect its trend in the future.
ISSN:2096-5230
2523-899X
DOI:10.1007/s11596-019-2093-4