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Austen.
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Mills is being prepped for surgery after he was knocked off his bike by a car a few weeks ago.
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He's wearing a virtual reality headset to distract him as he's injected with a localized anesthetic, which means he'll be awake throughout his operation.
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Many patients don't want to hear anything or see anything in theater on, even if I tell them that there's going to be no pain.
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They're very worried about being awake in the theater environment.
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So in the past we would use sedation to make them see fee or drowsy on with V R.
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We don't need to do that because effectively, with sound and sight gone on their in their own little world, they can have nothing to.
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The only thing Austin will see on here while on the operating table is the exotic location of history.
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My shoulder moves occasionally to sort of bring it back to reality, but I have no no feeling whatever off the actual surgery itself.
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It's just I feel like I'm just sitting by man and wake, and every now and again somebody tugs on my orthopedic surgeons shaman know Margie is leading this trial in the use of B R headsets.
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If you really patient through to this environment, it is pretty stressful and they're fully awake.
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They can hear the drill conversations that are happening around them, and it's a stressful environment.
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Virtual reality is undoubtedly quite an immersive phenomenon.
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Was really excited when Dr Martin he approached me and asked me to be part of it.
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And yeah, it's been a huge success, so I'm really, really happy with it, apart from my arm that I can't feel I like, I feel completely normal.
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Currently, This technology is being used for patients undergoing hand or arm surgery.
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It's hope it could be extended toe other types of operations.
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Austen Mills is being prepped for surgery after he was knocked off his bike by a car a few weeks ago.
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He's wearing a virtual reality headset to distract him as he's injected with a localized anesthetic.
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So in the past, we would use sedation to make them see people drowsy with feel.
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We don't need to do that.
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Anything Austin will see on here while on the operating table is the exotic location of history.
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Currently, this technology is being used for patients undergoing Andi or arm surgery.
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