BlueRoom Simulator leverages an MR headset, dubbed Varjo XR3, which allows medics to enter a virtual environment while still using their hands to interact with real world objects in the environment.

“BlueRoom reimagines the possibilities for simulation — a student can be placed into any environment and a trainer can manipulate the scene and adjust the patient’s condition all while the student is performing interventions using their own hands with real equipment,” co-founder of Real Response and a registered paramedic, Ben Krynski said.

“This is truly revolutionary.”

According to Real Response, BlueRoom Simulator allows medics to practice in “high value” environments at a “small fraction of the cost”.

Examples include enabling medics to insert an IV and draw up drugs in the back of a C130J Hercules, while flying across the Pacific Ocean.

Other scenarios could involve inserting a chest tube while preparing to take-off with a patient in the back of a Blackhawk UH-60.

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Solution architect Dale Linegar said the Blueroom Simulator can also be used to address training problems in other industries, including mining and telecommunications.

“You can do practical, hands-on training in environments that might otherwise be dangerous, expensive or impractical, such as working at heights, or in confined spaces,” Linegar said.

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