The use of virtual training to support insertion of advanced technology at remote military locations

Stud Health Technol Inform. 2011:163:688-90.

Abstract

Effective training in advanced medical technologies is essential for military healthcare providers to support the far forward battlefield. The use of modern video communication technologies and novel medical devices can be utilized for meeting this challenge. This study demonstrates the combined use of video conferencing equipment and videolaryngoscopy in the virtual training of a novice in videolaryngoscopy, nasal intubation and airway foreign body removal.

MeSH terms

  • Biotechnology / education*
  • Computer Simulation
  • Computer-Assisted Instruction / methods*
  • Humans
  • Laryngoscopy / education
  • Laryngoscopy / methods
  • Military Medicine / education*
  • Models, Biological*
  • Surgery, Computer-Assisted / methods*
  • Teaching / methods
  • Telemedicine / methods*
  • United States
  • User-Computer Interface*