AI to enhance interactive simulation-based training in resuscitation medicine

Abstract

When patients become acutely unwell, the ability of frontline healthcare professionals to act quickly and effectively can mean the difference between life and death. High-fidelity simulation is the gold standard by which medics acquire and maintain key resuscitation skills, but the resource-intensive nature of current, face-to-face training limits access to training and allows “skills fade” to creep in. We propose that human computer interaction-based simulations augmented by artificial intelligence could provide a cost-effective alternative to traditional training and allow clinicians much greater access to training. This paper is mostly an in-depth discussion; however, we also present a 3D simulator for resuscitation skills training which we developed using the Unity games physics engine.