CPR Manikins Buying Guide – Top Factors Affecting Buying Process

The one thing that brings the training to life is CPR manikins. Students get to build their confidence as they practice their CPR technique as they would perform in real life similar to receiving a realistic training experience. As there are many CPR manikins in the market, it becomes quite challenging to figure out what kind of manikin would be best for buying. Some instructors prefer visual and auditory feedback on their manikins to enhance their students’ experience. While other instructors may have portability as their top priority for choosing manikins. So it turns out that the best manikin is the one that is going to depend on their personal preferences and training requirements. Thus, there are some of the most popular manikins that instructors use for training.

As you probably know now that CPR manikins are vital in emergency training. Whether you are all new to the emergency care instructing field, or you are just starting to begin your training venture or even you are wanting to replace your former CPR manikins, you are required to know a few basic and essential things before selecting the manikins to buy. As there are plenty in the group, but not all dummy CPR manikins are created the same.

Basic Life Support skills can effectively be trained on a simulator (also referred to as BLS training manikin). During Basic Life Support courses, the trainee learns to assess unresponsiveness, the absence of breathing and /or a pulse. In the next step, the correct positioning of the victim is trained followed by CPR (Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation) with the correct frequency and depth of chest compression and ventilation (mouth-to-mouth and mouth-to-nose).

Types of CPR Manikins

Here are some of the best manikins the instructors bring into use:

High-quality CPR training uses defined parameters for the depth and number of compressions and gives the trainee direct feedback about his or her performance. It is important for the training of Basic Life Support that the simulators are age-specific, as the trainees should learn to apply the correct forces. 3B Scientific® offers adult, child and neonatal BLS and CPR trainers.

BASICBilly+ Basic Life Support (BLS) and CPR manikin now come with a direct CPR feedback Upgrade Kit which enables students and instructors to effectively train CPR with the free, accurate and user-friendly mobile apps powered by heartisense from 3B Scientific Germany.

The new Quality CPR training manikin offered by 3B Scientific enables instructors and healthcare providers to measure, monitor and analyze the CPR performance of up to 10 trainees at a time. CPRLilly Pro+ helps instructors increase effectiveness and efficiency in their CPR courses by connecting with the free CPRLilly App on the tablet to follow the CPR performance and deliver objective feedback leading to Quality CPR training (App available on Apple and Google play) from 3B Scientific Germany.

The Basic Buddy® Plus Manikin is dramatic, realistic, affordable, and 2019 AHA Compliant. It enables effective and accurate training by using apps and a sensor kit. The student and instructor apps provide real-time feedback and feature adult capabilities, as well as a realistic interface from Nasco Healthcare USA.

CPR Prompt® TMAN 2 Infant Training and Practice Manikin – Single – Blue:- A professional-quality infant manikin at a fraction of the cost! Comprehensive design allows for the practice of Heimlich maneuver and abdominal thrusts, as well as CPR and mouth-to-mouth breathing from Nasco Healthcare USA.

You should also know what exactly to look for when you choose a CPR manikin, in order to find the one that is perfectly suitable for your training program.

Factors Affecting a CPR Manikins Buying Process

In this article, we will discuss the top factors you need to take into consideration before buying a CPR manikin:

1. Time

You should choose lightweight and smaller manikin if you spend a lot of time travelling to different places while you are training. If you get such a CPR manikin that is easy to carry and set up then your experience would be less stressful. Additionally, you should also consider it to be easy to wash and clean. However, if your training places are shops or worksites, then you may have to sacrifice the weight for good durability.

2. Training Requirements

You should think about what is required in your training and you should choose your CPR manikin that depends on what your specific training requirements are. For example, you should make sure that your selected manikin can be securely used with pads if you want to use the AED trainer unit’s pads on your chosen CPR manikin.

3. Feedback Mechanism

If your training technique needs features such as indicator lights that appear when rescue compressions and breaths are being done properly, then you should rather look for a model that has such a feedback mechanism included. However, you should buy a model that does not have this feature, if this kind of system would rather become a distraction while you are training.

4. Materials

You should search for a manikin that is latex-free if you are worried about any allergic reactions that are possible. Make sure you are aware of whether your CPR manikins need any special solution to get cleaned.

5. Budget

As you know that manikins come in different shapes and sizes, it is not at all surprising that their price also varies. You need to consider your expenses and select the manikin that best suits your needs and your budget.

Keep in mind all these features above as a buying guide to purchase the best CPR manikins.

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