Study for the System Development of Educational Program on Emergency and Disaster Medicine with Computer Simulations

研究目的：本研究旨在利用计算机模拟系统开发急救与灾害医学教育计算机系统，以期达到因材施教、因材施教的目的。该系统将为忙于学习和工作的医务人员和学生提供类似电脑游戏的自学程序。计划：2000年，我们收集和分析了国内外地震灾害医学的相关信息，并将数据输入计算机。此外，我们还记录和编辑了制定地震应急管理初步情景所需的图片图像。2001年，我们指出了灾区初期医疗管理存在的问题，根据急诊医学的实际情况制定了设想，并与计算机模拟软件开发人员合作，开始开发三维计算机程序，使我们能够模拟灾难发生后的情况。2002年，我们与计算机专家合作制定了一个包含计算机图形学的场景，并在三维虚拟空间中创建了一个模拟灾情的模型。结果：面对复杂和困难，我们未能在本项目期限内完成对地震灾害的模拟场景。然而，作为制定场景的第一步，我们与一家计算机模拟软件开发商合作，创建了一个工厂爆炸的三维虚拟灾难现场。通过使用这个虚拟空间模型，我们正在创建一个用于现场分诊模拟培训的教育系统的原型，并于今年4月完成。因此，我们继续研究开发预测地震灾害的计算机模型。

Research Purpose: This study aims at developing the educational computer system for emergency and disaster medicine by using computer simulation systems, which can be expected appropriate educative effect according to one's level and profession. The system is going to provide self-learning program like computer games especially for the medical personnel and students, who are busy studying and their work.The Planning: In 2000, we collected and analyzed the related information on disaster medicine at the earthquake both domestically and abroad, and input the date into a computer. Moreover, we recorded and edited the picture image required for drawing up a scenario on initial emergency management at the quake. In 2001, we pointed out the problems on initial medical management at disaster, drew up a scenario based on the practical side of emergency medicine, and began to develop the three dimensional computer program, which enabled us to simulate the situation just after the disaster, in cooperation with a computer simulation software developer. In 2002, we drew up a scenario including computer graphics in cooperation with the computer experts and created a simulation model in 3-D virtual space, which could simulate the disaster site.Results: In the face of complexities and difficulties, we could not manage to complete the simulation scenario for the earthquake disaster within the term of this project. However, as the first step for drawing up the scenario, we created a 3-D virtual disaster site of plant explosion, in cooperation with a computer simulation software developer. With using this virtual space model, we are creating a prototype of the educational system for triage simulation training at the site, and it is completed in this April. Hence we continue the study for developing the computer model envisioned earthquake disaster.