A patented innovation developed by UCF researchers brings the virtual and physical worlds together to enhance healthcare training for trauma and casualty care.
One of the first steps in trauma, wound, and combat casualty care is to stop the bleeding. “There’s a right amount of pressure. Too much is not a good thing. Not enough is not a good thing,” says Gregory Welch, AdventHealth Endowed Chair in Healthcare Simulation.
Currently, there is no way to tell if the pressure a trainee applies is correct. A new patented innovation seeks to solve this and the other limitations of current training tools.
The multi-sensory wound simulation was developed by Welch and a team of experts from UCF’s College of Nursing, Department of Computer Science, and Institute for Simulation and Training. The innovation merges the physical and virtual worlds to enhance the quality and realism of healthcare training.
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