Introduction: In Japan, where natural disasters are frequent, disaster medical education is becoming increasingly important in pre-graduate medical school education, but it is difficult to conduct medical training and practice at actual disaster sites. In cooperation with a private company, we have created a VR video that simulates medical care at a disaster site and utilized it for clinical training of medical students. We report on the usefulness of the VR-based education together with a student survey. Methods: The VR video was created based on a scenario in which many people were injured when a train derailed and overturned due to a major earthquake, and a rescue team was dispatched from the university hospital. The video enables the viewer to learn about the activities of the medical team from the perspective of a doctor and to learn about on-site safety management by reproducing the disaster scene in computer graphics. In the clinical training of medical students, lectures were given using the VR video, and practical training for patient examination was conducted using a simulator. Results: In a student survey, many responded that the VR video was useful for learning about medical treatment at disaster sites. Conclusion: In Japan, where natural disasters occur frequently, the use of VR video in pre-graduate education for disaster medicine is considered useful.
Kasaoka et al. (Sun,) studied this question.