Effectiveness and Utility of Virtual Reality Simulation as an Educational Tool for Safe Performance of COVID-19 Diagnostics: Prospective, Randomized Pilot Trial

• Main Authors: Tanja Birrenbach (Author), Josua Zbinden (Author), George Papagiannakis (Author), Aristomenis K Exadaktylos (Author), Martin Müller (Author), Wolf E Hautz (Author), Thomas Christian Sauter (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: JMIR Publications, 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundAlthough the proper use of hygiene and personal protective equipment (PPE) is paramount for preventing the spread of diseases such as COVID-19, health care personnel have been shown to use incorrect techniques for donning/doffing of PPE and hand hygiene, leading to a large number of infect...