Hands-on virtual reality tourniquet trainer heals training scars to improve casualty care outcomes
- Serious complications can occur for improperly placed tourniquets, especially if deployed for longer than 20 minutes.
- Technology enhanced simulation has the potential to provide robust tourniquet management education to save life and limb.
- NATO task force members on updating TQ protocols reviewed a Virtual Reality Training system for tourniquet management and made recommendations for broader adoption.
