The Science Behind BLSXR: How Immersion Changes the Brain
Discover how immersive VR BLS training boosts retention, activates hippocampal learning rhythms, and outperforms traditional certification models.
Discover how immersive VR BLS training boosts retention, activates hippocampal learning rhythms, and outperforms traditional certification models.
Life in medicine is full of stress and surprises. We read, we memorize, we train. We train in our minds and in real life. But when a code happens, our bodies go through a stress of their own.
The wind howled across the tarmac, rain pelting the windows of the cockpit. Inside the plane, a pilot meticulously ran through the pre-flight checklist.
Each year, 250,000 preventable deaths occur in the healthcare system. These tragedies are the result of inadequate training methods that prioritize theoretical knowledge over real-world skills.
I have been a cardiac surgeon for over twenty-five years. Over ten thousand hearts. Ten thousand chances to get it right or watch someone not do well.
When booking a flight, you do not research the pilot. You don’t Google their name. You don’t ask a friend if they’ve heard good things.
Everyone in healthcare is certified. Yet certification alone does not guarantee competency.
Consider the impact if three fully loaded Boeing 737s crashed in a single morning, resulting in total loss of life.

Virtual reality (VR) has been used in several medical and healthcare fields such as physiotherapy and psychology…