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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study participants between the traditional group and the VR group

From: A comparison of SIEVE, SORT, and START triage training effectiveness between immersive interactive 3D learning materials using virtual reality (VR-SSST) and traditional methods in mass casualty incidents

Characteristic

Traditional group (n = 41)

VR group (n = 42)

P-value

Age (mean ± SD)

21.12 ± 1.86

21.43 ± 2.0

0.465

Academic year; n (%)

   

   2

15 (36.59)

15 (35.71)

0.924

   3

10 (24.39)

12 (28.57)

   4

16 (39.02)

15 (35.71)

Prior EMT

6 (14.63)

6 (14.29)

0.604

Gender

   

Male

13 (31.71)

14 (33.33)

0.530

Female

28 (68.29)

28 (66.67)

 

Experience of triage

   

Sieve triage

20 (48.78)

22 (52.38)

0.457

Sort triage

19 (46.34)

20 (47.62)

0.541

START triage

11 (26.83)

17 (40.48)

0.139

History of VR experience

16 (39.02)

13 (30.95)

0.294

  1. Abbreviation: VR: Virtual Reality, SD: Standard Deviation, EMT: Emergency Medical Technicians, START: Simple Triage and Rapid Treatment