External post-mortem examination in virtual reality-scalability of a monocentric application.

Autor: Klus C; Faculty of Medicine, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Dorothea-Erxleben-Lernzentrum-Halle (DELH), Magdeburger Straße 12 (Saale), 06112, Halle, Germany. christina.klus@medizin.uni-halle.de., Krumm K; Carl Gustav Carus Faculty of Medicine, TUD Dresden University of Technology, Institute of Medical Education, Medical Interprofessional Training Centre (MITZ), Dresden, Germany., Jacobi S; Carl Gustav Carus Faculty of Medicine, TUD Dresden University of Technology, Institute of Forensic Medicine, Dresden, Germany., Willemer MC; Carl Gustav Carus Faculty of Medicine, TUD Dresden University of Technology, Institute of Medical Education, Medical Interprofessional Training Centre (MITZ), Dresden, Germany., Daub C; Carl Gustav Carus Faculty of Medicine, TUD Dresden University of Technology, Institute of Forensic Medicine, Dresden, Germany., Stoevesandt D; Faculty of Medicine, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Dorothea-Erxleben-Lernzentrum-Halle (DELH), Magdeburger Straße 12 (Saale), 06112, Halle, Germany., Metzler K; Carl Gustav Carus Faculty of Medicine, TUD Dresden University of Technology, Institute of Forensic Medicine, Dresden, Germany., Richter C; Institute for Forensic Medicine, Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg, Franzosenweg 1 (Saale), 06112, Halle, Germany., Peter LM; Institute for Forensic Medicine, Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg, Franzosenweg 1 (Saale), 06112, Halle, Germany., Heide S; Carl Gustav Carus Faculty of Medicine, TUD Dresden University of Technology, Institute of Forensic Medicine, Dresden, Germany., Schmidt U; Carl Gustav Carus Faculty of Medicine, TUD Dresden University of Technology, Institute of Forensic Medicine, Dresden, Germany.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: International journal of legal medicine [Int J Legal Med] 2024 Sep; Vol. 138 (5), pp. 1939-1946. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Apr 09.
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-024-03229-9
Abstrakt: Conducting external post-mortem examinations is an essential skill required of physicians in various countries, regardless of their specialization. However, the quality of these examinations has been a subject of continuous debates, and notable errors were reviled. In response to these shortcomings, a virtual reality (VR) application was developed at Halle's medical department in Germany, focusing on the scene of discovery and the completion of death certificates. The initial trial of this VR application in 2020 involved 39 students and 15 early-career professionals. Based on the feedback, the application underwent improvements and was subsequently introduced to the medical department in Dresden, Germany, in 2022. Its primary objective was to showcase the VR training's adaptability and scalability across various educational structures and levels of medical expertise. Out of 73 students who participated, 63 completed the evaluation process. 93.1% (n = 58) of the evaluators reported increased confidence in conducting external post-mortem examinations, and 96.8% (n = 61) felt more assured in filling out death certificates, crediting this progress to the VR training. Additionally, 98.4% (n = 62) believed that repeating forensic medical aspects in their coursework was crucial, and 96.8% (n = 61) viewed the VR examination as a valuable addition to their academic program. Despite these positive responses, 91.6% (n = 55) of participants maintained that training with real corpses remains irreplaceable due to the insufficiency of haptic feedback in VR. Nevertheless, the potential for enhancing the VR content and expanding the training to additional locations or related disciplines warrants further exploration.
(© 2024. The Author(s).)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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