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A key phase of a simulation session with manikin consists in a familiarization with setting and equipment. The primary objective of this study is to investigate whether familiarization with a VR tutorial can change the perception of cases.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Emergency medicine residents were randomly assigned to the Intervention group (n = 21) who undergone familiarization tutorial prior to the clinical scenario to a Control group (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u200921) where no familiarization tutorial was provided before the clinical scenario.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>No significant differences were found between the two groups regarding perceived ease of use, but the Intervention group found VR familiarization useful and the Control group found it necessary to implement a VR tutorial. 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