131328 20260112133155.0 doi 10.1007/978-3-031-51623-8_18 sideral 136795 ART-2024-136795 eng Ruiz Cartiel, Antonio Do we know how to use a fire extinguisher? training unexperienced citizens with virtual reality 2024 Many domestic fires start with small outbreaks that can be controlled with the use of correct extinguishing methods. Portable extinguishers can be found in many residential buildings and public areas, being designed so that any citizen can use them, with a basic level of knowledge. In this study, 25 volunteer participants, from 3 European universities, practiced in virtual reality scenarios, such as a kitchen fire, a train or an industrial area. This made possible to select and use the appropriate extinguishers, in order to improve their safety knowledge and skills. Thanks to this graphical tool, participants could face violent fires with no risks, experimenting the suitability of different extinguishing agents and methods. A questionnaire was answered by participants before and after the practical session, so the acquired knowledge could be compared with the previous one, obtaining positive results. info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess All rights reserved http://www.europeana.eu/rights/rr-f/ 0.168 2024 Aerospace Engineering 2024 Q4 Mechanical Engineering 2024 Q4 Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 2024 Q4 Automotive Engineering 2024 Q4 0.9 2024 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion Asión-Suñer, Laura Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0001-5654-9308 García-Hernández, César Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-2729-8957 Ubieto-Artur, Pedro Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0001-9168-5364 5002 305 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Ingeniería Diseño Fabri. Área Expresión Gráfica en Ing. (2024), 180-191 Lect. notes mech. eng. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering 2195-4356 Do We Know How to Use a Fire Extinguisher? Training Unexperienced Citizens with Virtual Reality 10.1007/978-3-031-51623-8_18 340489 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/131328/files/texto_completo.pdf Postprint 1399857 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/131328/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Postprint https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-51623-8_18#:~:text=Before%20practice%2C%2084%25%20of%20the,extinguish%20a%20fire%20or%20it Texto completo de la revista oai:zaguan.unizar.es:131328 articulos driver 2026-01-12-12:38:07 ARTICLE