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Are Online Simulations for Radiation Emergency Medical Preparedness Less Effective in Teaching Than Face-to-Face Simulations?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 October 2023

Toshiko Tomisawa Open the ORCID record for Toshiko Tomisawa [Opens in a new window] ,
Shota Hosokawa ,
Hiromi Kudo ,
Minoru Osanai ,
Kazuki Ota ,
Naoya In ,
Ayako Ohgino ,
Takakiyo Tsujiguchi ,
Shizuka Takamagi  and
Ryoko Tsuchiya
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Toshiko Tomisawa*
Affiliation:
Hirosaki University Graduate School of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing Sciences, Hirosaki, Japan
Shota Hosokawa
Affiliation:
Hirosaki University School of Health Sciences, Department of Radiation Sciences, Hirosaki, Japan
Hiromi Kudo
Affiliation:
Hirosaki University Graduate School of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing Sciences, Hirosaki, Japan
Minoru Osanai
Affiliation:
Hirosaki University School of Health Sciences, Department of Radiation Sciences, Hirosaki, Japan
Kazuki Ota
Affiliation:
Hirosaki University Graduate School of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing Sciences, Hirosaki, Japan
Naoya In
Affiliation:
Hirosaki University Graduate School of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing Sciences, Hirosaki, Japan
Ayako Ohgino
Affiliation:
Hirosaki University Graduate School of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing Sciences, Hirosaki, Japan
Takakiyo Tsujiguchi
Affiliation:
Hirosaki University Education Center for Disaster & Radiation Emergency Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan
Shizuka Takamagi
Affiliation:
Hirosaki University Graduate School of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing Sciences, Hirosaki, Japan
Ryoko Tsuchiya
Affiliation:
Hirosaki University Graduate School of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing Sciences, Hirosaki, Japan
Maiko Kitajima
Affiliation:
Hirosaki University Graduate School of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing Sciences, Hirosaki, Japan
Shingo Terashima
Affiliation:
Hirosaki University School of Health Sciences, Department of Radiation Sciences, Hirosaki, Japan
Masaru Yamaguchi
Affiliation:
Hirosaki University School of Health Sciences, Department of Radiation Sciences, Hirosaki, Japan
Ryo Saga
Affiliation:
Hirosaki University School of Health Sciences, Department of Radiation Sciences, Hirosaki, Japan
Kasumi Mikami
Affiliation:
Hirosaki University Graduate School of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing Sciences, Hirosaki, Japan
Mayumi Urushizaka
Affiliation:
Hirosaki University Graduate School of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing Sciences, Hirosaki, Japan
Mioko Sakai
Affiliation:
Hirosaki University Graduate School of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing Sciences, Hirosaki, Japan
Keiko Aizu
Affiliation:
Hirosaki University Graduate School of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing Sciences, Hirosaki, Japan
Yoichiro Hosokawa
Affiliation:
Hirosaki University School of Health Sciences, Department of Radiation Sciences, Hirosaki, Japan
Hiroyuki Hanada
Affiliation:
Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan
*
Corresponding author: Toshiko Tomisawa; Email: tmtott@hirosaki-u.ac.jp
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Abstract

Objective:

The study clarified differences in understanding and satisfaction between face-to-face and online training on radiation emergency medical preparedness (REMP) training.

Methods:

The training was held at Hirosaki University between 2018 and 2022, with 46 face-to-face participants and 25 online participants.

Results:

Face-to-face training was significantly more understandable than online for the use of the Geiger counter (P < 0.05), but the educational effect of virtual reality (VR) was not significantly different from the actual practice. For the team exercise of taking care of the victims, online resulted in a significantly higher understanding (P < 0.05).

Conclusions:

Interactive exercises can be done online with equipment sent to learners, and VR is also as effective. The use of videos was more effective for first-timers to learn the practical process from a bird’s-eye view, especially for team-based medical procedures.

Keywords

online simulationsradiation emergencymedical preparednessVR
Type
Brief Report
Information
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness , Volume 17 , 2023 , e520
Copyright
© The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health

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