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Cristina Cerezo Espinosa1, Francisca Segura Melgarejo2, Rafael Melendreras Ruiz3
1Programa Doctorado en Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Católica de Murcia (UCAM), España. Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, España.
Objectives:
To assess the efficacy of virtual reality (VR) in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training.
Material And Methods:
Experimental, analytic, cross-sectional study of a CPR training method using VR. Participants were randomly assigned to train in a control group or a VR group.
Results:
The mean (SD) scores on a scale of 10 after training were 9.28 (0.91) in the VR group and 7.78 (1.63) in the control group, for a mean difference of 1.49 (95% CI, 0.96-2.02; P<.001). The VR group achieved a mean of 97.5 (9.7) compressions/min, versus 80.9 (7.7) compressions/min in the control group, for a mean difference of 16.6 compressions/min (95% CI, 15.0-18.2; P=.003). The mean compression depth in the VR group was 34.0 (6.5) mm, versus 27.9 (4.9) mm in the control group, for a mean difference of 6.7 (95% CI, 5.7-7.8; P<.001).
Conclusion:
Training with VR can improve CPR theoretical knowledge and practical skills.
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