The research project called MED1stMR (Medical First Responder Training using a Mixed Reality Approach) aims to better prepare medical first responders for stressful and highly complex disaster situations by developing advanced mixed-reality (MR) medical training with haptic feedback for enhanced realism.
Increasing probabilities for natural disasters due to climate change, human-made accidents and terrorist threats require the development of innovative technological solutions adapted and implemented to the (cross-sectoral) needs of first responders.
A mixed-reality training system that provides close-to-reality training allows the practice of medical action routines and thus helps to form confidence in action, faster reaction and coping strategies. Training in such MR environments will improve first responders’ resilience and effective performance in medical emergencies in highly complex and unpredictable situations.
To support, assist and personalise medical first responder training, MED1stMR integrates wearable technology for monitoring trainees’ physiological data. The smart electronic devices developed in the project can detect and transmit information regarding bio-signals informing about the trainees’ physiological status. This will provide insight for the debriefing sessions and can be used for real-time scenario control through the trainer (manual control) or automatically by the training system through artificial intelligence based adaptive smart scenarios.
MED1stMR builds on best practices and experiences from 7 end-user organisations from 6 European countries, including Johanniter Austria.
The consortium relies on its research expertise and knowledge in medical research, bio-sensors and wearable technologies, human factors research, psychology, physiological research, technology, user research, virtual-, and mixed reality, and medical training simulation development.
Johanniter International collaborates with 17 other consortium members as the partner responsible for communication, exploitation and dissemination of the project’s content and results.
The project started on 1st June 2021 and will run for 36 months. It is funded by Horizon 2020, the EU program for Research & Innovation.
Besides JOIN, the MED1stMR consortium consists of the following organisations:
From16th to 20th October, the third MED1stMR Field Trial took place in Östersund, Sweden.
Our project partner ‘Region Jämtland Härjedalen’ hosted the training with the mixed reality training solution for medical first responders.
Due to the haptic experience in the virtual environment, MED1stMR decided for a mixed reality (MR) training approach to create a better learning experience for medical first responders.
The second Field Trial took place in Heidelberg at the facilities of our partner the University Clinic Heidelberg (UKHD). In parallel, on 26th and 27th September 2023, the MED1stMR consortium gathered together for a General Assembly (GA).
On 16 September, a large-scale exercise took place at the Zentrum am Berg (ZaB). A bus accident was simulated in the tunnel with several injured and two fatalities.
The MED1stMR training solution was tested and evaluated in thge initial Field Trial at the Johanniter Research and Innovation Centre in Vienna. From 25th to 28th July, trainers and first responders practised deployment in a tunnel bus crash scenario.
On the 3rd and 4th of July 2023, the consortium of the MED1stMR project gathered in Zurich to prepare for the field trials that will start at the end of the month.
The research and innovation H2020 project MED1stMR is transforming training for medical first responders. Innovative mixed reality technology is combined with patient simulation manikins, enhanced with stress measurement and an AI-based scenario control tool to better prepare the
The MED1stMR consortium gathered in Zurich and, after one day of preparation, presented the last 18 months of internal consortium work to the EU project officer and two expert advisors.
Vienna, Austria, 13th December 2022 The 4th General Assembly of MED1stMR marked the half-time of the European project and was packed with presentations and knowledge
MED1stMR is developing an innovative mixed reality (MR) training solution and program for medical first responders. Of the keys to achieve this goal is to