Hunter Hoffman Videos
Army Study Uses Virtual Reality Technology to Help Ease Burn Pain
from KUOW News Podcast on October 20, 2009
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The Burn Center at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio Texas is a busy place. More than 800 injured military personnel from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have been treated at the centers state of the art facility. Patients with burns endure painful daily wound care. The routine is emotionally difficult for everyone. A recently completed study by the Army used The Burn Center to test a virtual reality program designed to help alleviate some of the pain associated with wound care. Snow World was developed at the University of Washington.
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Vet Burn Pain and Virtual Reality
from ScienCentral News: Making Sense of Science on November 11, 2008
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It's pain you wouldn't wish on your worst enemy, let alone our veterans. But now, a cool, high-tech virtual reality game gives soldiers an escape during excruciating wound treatment. This ScienCentral News video explains how this game can make the unbearable treatment fun.
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