Virtual reality pain control during burn wound debridement in the hydrotank

• Published in: The Clinical journal of pain Vol. 24; no. 4; p. 299
• Main Authors: Hoffman, Hunter G, Patterson, David R, Seibel, Eric, Soltani, Maryam, Jewett-Leahy, Laura, Sharar, Sam R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.05.2008
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Burn Units; Burns - complications; Burns - therapy; Child; Debridement - methods; Female; Humans; Hydrotherapy; Male; Pain - etiology; Pain - psychology; Pain Measurement - methods

Most burn-injured patients rate their pain during burn wound debridement as severe to excruciating. We explored the adjunctive use of water-friendly, immersive virtual reality (VR) to distract patients from their pain during burn wound debridement in the hydrotherapy tank (hydrotank). This study was...