Application of Virtual Reality Technology in Disaster Medicine
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Application of Virtual Reality Technology in Disaster Medicine* Yu-yu DUAN1†, Jia-yao ZHANG2†, Mao XIE2, Xiao-bo FENG2, Song XU2, Zhe-wei YE2# 1 The Clinical School of Chinese Medicine, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan 430065, China 2 Department of Orthopaedics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China Huazhong University of Science and Technology 2019
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. Key words: virtual reality; disaster medicine; education; psychotherapy
Disaster medicine as a new subject has developed rapidly in recent years, and the related teaching, training and research have been steadily advanced, which has continuously promoted the development of disaster’s prevention, rescue and reconstruction. With the rapid development of computer technology and internet and other electronic information technologies, some new technologies are gradually being applied in disaster medicine, in which virtual reality (VR) technology characterized by custom scenes, real-time dynamic interaction, and autonomous operation[1, 2] have been paid great attention to. 1 VR and Disaster Medicine VR is a cutting-edge technology in the information technology (IT) field, a computer simulation system that can create and experience virtual worlds[3]. It uses the computer to generate a simulation environment, and combines the multi-source information, interactive three-dimensional dynamic vision and physical behavior, highlighting the characteristics of perceptuality, interactivity, and autonomy[4], so that Yu-yu DUAN, E-mail: [email protected]; Jia-yao ZHANG, E-mail:[email protected] † The authors contributed equally to this work. # Corresponding author, E-mail: [email protected] * This study was supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 81974355), Major Project of Technological Innovation of Hubei (No. 2018AAA067), Excellent Projects Funded by Science and Technological of Returned Students from Ministry of Personnel and Social Affairs (No. 2016-176).
users are immersed in the fictional environment. Disaster medicine refers to a new interdisciplinary subject related to disasters, including public health, emergency medicine and disaster management, which mainly studies emergency medical rescue, and disease prevention, control and cure, and mental health problems before and after disasters[5]. At present, the internationa
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