Mass Casualty Incident Training in Immersive Virtual Reality: Quasi-Experimental Evaluation of Multimethod Performance Indicators
iVR-based MCI scenarios proved to be a valuable tool for assessing the performance of MFRs. The results suggest that iVR could be integrated into current MCI training curricula to provide frequent, objective, and potentially (partly) automated performance assessments in a controlled environment. In particular, performance indicators, such as triage accuracy, triage speed, and information transmission efficiency, capture multiple aspects of performance and are recommended for integration. While the examined visual attention indicators did not function as valid performance indicators in this study, future research could further explore visual attention in MCI training and examine other indicators, such as holistic gaze patterns. Overall, the results underscore the importance of integrating objective indicators to enhance trainers' feedback and provide trainees with guidance on evaluating and reflecting on their own performance.
Authors
- Helmut Schrom-Feiertag (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5327-2494)
- Tanja Birrenbach (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3046-0900)
- Yannick Hill (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4382-2149)
- Gabriel Alexander Salg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3964-3527)
- Marie Ottilie Frenkel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0646-2612)
- Anke S. Baetzner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5366-8184)
- Cornelia Wrzus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6290-959X)
- Markus Karlseder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2773-0727)
- Benjamin Roszipal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4276-9507)
- Stefan Mohr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4292-663X)
- Solène Gerwann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-5473-5982)
- Matthias Beutel
Institutions
- University of Bern (CH)
- AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH (AT)
- Heidelberg University (DE)
- University Hospital of Bern (CH)
- University Hospital Heidelberg (DE)
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (NL)
- Furtwangen University (DE)
- University of Colorado Colorado Springs (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Medical Internet Research
- Published
- 2025-01-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/63241
- Citations
- 8
- Primary Topic
- Disaster Response and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 20.13