1Department of Emergency Medical Services, Sunmoon University, 70, Sunmoon-ro, 221 beon-gil, Tangjeong-myeon, Asan-si, Chungcheongnam-do, 31460, Korea
2Include Department of Emergency Medical Services, Kangwon National University, 346, Hwangjo-gil, Dogye-eup, Samcheok, Gangwon-do, 25949, Korea
*Corresponding Author: Jee Hee Kim, Professor, Department of Emergency Medical Services, Kangwon National University, Korea. Email: kjh1962@kangwon.ac.kr
Online published on 24 April, 2019.
The purpose of the study is to investigate the effective ventilation delivery that affects the rate of resuscitation.
The National Fire Service Academy conducted Virtual Reality (“VR”) based ambulance simulations from April 17, 2018 to April 28, 2018. The mean and standard deviations of mean ventilation and airway pressure were analyzed using descriptive statistics and ANOVA and SPSS software 12.0 (SPSS Ins., Chicago, IL, USA) program.
When VR-based intubation was performed, the ventilation was 427 ml from Oxylator EM-100, 458 ml from MicroVenT CSI-3000 and 305 ml from OXY-LIFE II. For the airway pressure, Oxylator EM-100 showed 10.623 cmH2O, MicroVenT CSI-3000 showed 11.291 cmH2O and OXY-LIFE II showed 6.965 cmH2O. When tracheal intubation was performed on the VR base, Oxylator EM-100 and MicroVenT CSI3000 showed adequate ventilation and airway pressure.
This study suggests to use an oxygenator as an efficient ventilation method after intubation in ambulance during transport. Skilled practice and the method of use of rescuer is very important.
Virtual Reality, Oxylator EM-100, MicroVenT CSI-3000, OXY-LIFE II, Respi Trainer® Advance
