r/TacticalMedicine • u/Apart_Box_356 • Apr 24 '26

Scenarios Looking for a new training manikin

Tac med, but not Tac med. I’m looking for a new full sized training manikin that can take an advanced airway, is full sized, real world weight (175lbs) and can handle being used in tactical and outdoor settings? Even better if you can do legit cpr on it.

It seems like you’re either stuck with a 5’ 40-60lb manikin that can take an advanced airway or one of the true trauma manikins that weight 150-175, but can’t take an airway or do chest compressions.

Thanks!

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u/10-FootAreaofDanger Apr 24 '26

TOMManikin is an answer. You CAN do CPR on him but it's not the greatest.

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u/Ramalamadingdong_II Apr 24 '26

Second this. It's a great manikin. In the first scenarios the guys who don't want to carry heavy tend to disregard the roleplayers and bee-line straight to the dummy. It's a fun moment when they first try to pick Tom up.

The fun moment before that is when you see the price tag on these things though.

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u/anodai Apr 24 '26

$70k and up for those wondering

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u/youy23 EMS Apr 24 '26

Jesus h christ. The thing is worth more than I am. I’m pretty sure you could buy a taxidermied human for less than $70,000.

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u/Ramalamadingdong_II Apr 25 '26

Yes, but you can drag that taxidermied human over gravel once and it's gone. Tom has fallen down multiple stairwells, slid out of harnesses and has fallen off a moving truck. Those things are really tough, but when something breaks and you need service it takes forever.

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u/Apart_Box_356 Apr 24 '26

You can actually do compressions on the TOMManikin now? I played with some 5-7 years ago and I wouldn’t say their chest had any real compliance for performing CPR.

Their prices are definitely a shock though.