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Ruth Lee Fire & Rescue Duty Range of Training Manikins

Ruth Lee Fire & Duty Range of Training Manikins. Popular model within the Ruth Lee Fire & Services for common training scenarios including: Confined Space, USAR, Chemical/Biological Hazard (CBRN), Road Traffic Collision (RTC) & general handling exercises. Ruth Lee Duty Range Manikins is now constructed in the same flame retardant Polyester used in Police ballistic/stab …

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General Purpose Rescue Training Dummies

The General Purpose training dummies are our most popular models for the common rescue scenarios such as working at height, confined space, USAR, RTA etc and general handling exercises.

They are weighted to produce an anatomically correct weight distribution and the ‘feel’ of an unconscious patient.

Crucially, these training dummies totally eliminate the risk of pinch welts and bruising being inflicted on trainees, a common injury when using plastic bodied dummies which usually have hard limb joints – for example when a hard knee joint folds over the forearm of a trainee. Our training dummies have soft outer layers and have no hard joints – in fact you can forcibly wrap a knee joint around a trainees forearm with no risk of injury.

Available in 7 sizes and weights from the baby 5kg up to the very heavy 100kg Adult (100kg model usually used for testing harnesses and fall arrest equipment).

The construction methods of the General Purpose training dummy are described in the product detail below.

These training dummies are tough enough to be buried under concrete, have steel lintels, concrete slabs, trees or motor vehicles laid upon them to present a realistic scenarios for rescuers.

The optional protective overalls keep the training dummy clean, and greatly increases the lifespan; they are produced using cotton/polyester woven fabric and are reinforced with high density polypropylene webbing in identified high stress areas. The ends of the arms are further protected with Nylon reinforced PVC. The machine washable overalls are fitted to all sizes of dummy.
The General Purpose training dummies can be used in temperatures up to 100ºC. Above this temperature or where ‘flash-over’ may occur we recommend using our Flame Retardant Rescue Training Dummy.

All training dummies of 20Kg and over are supplied complete with Wellington boots. The boots protect the legs if the dummy is dragged along the ground.

The General Purpose training dummy is ideally suited for ‘dry’ rescue conditions. If it gets wet it needs to be hung in a dry airy place to dry before storage. For a wet environment rescue scenario, such as a chemical spillage, storm drain or cave rescue where the dummy needs to lie in water for any period we recommend using the HazMat Rescue Dummy which has the same inner construction but the outer carcass is made of a tough nylon reinforced PVC material which is ideally suited for this purpose.

All training dummies are screen printed with a warning triangle, a handling risk note and space for you to record the asset number the date of purchase on the head. These dummies have been issued with NATO stock numbers as below.

Product detail

As can be seen from the image opposite with the overalls removed, the Multi Purpose training dummy has an outer carcass of 425g rot-proof canvas with all seams double stitched. High density polypropylene webbing provides extra strength and durability, especially at the high stress points.

The flexible inner core is weighted to human proportions using 2Kg packets of 5-10 mm crushed, washed stone aggregate. The weight packets are then sewn into a nylon inner, with all these body parts (arms, legs, chest etc) tied to the outer carcass using Polypropylene webbing. This method of construction prevents ‘slumping’ of the weight pouches and allows the dummy to maintain it’s shape when in use.

These inner components are separated and padded using 25mm polyurethane foam which results in a dummy with the life-like feel of a real casualty.

The new shaped head, also recently introduced, allows the fitting of most types of immobilisation collars, allowing this additional technique to be included in the training scenario.

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If the head gets badly soiled you can now remove the red head cover and wash it.

Water Rescue Training Dummies

The Water dummies are used extensively by NATO forces, British and US Navies, 100% of UK Fire Services, Malaysia Civil Defence and all the sea agencies.

Originally developed in conjunction with the Royal National Lifeboat Institute (R.N.L.I), Greater Manchester Fire Service Water Incident Support Section and the British Navy; these dummies perfectly simulate unconscious casualties in water.

The Water dummies can be supplied in two forms, ‘man overboard’ or ‘search and ‘. The Man Overboard models have been given NATO stock number – 0472-99-7837372

1. The Man-Overboard manikin is the more buoyant of the two and is designed for use in open water and rough seas; it is supplied with bright orange overalls and SOLAS reflective tape on the head and is designed to be as conspicuous as possible.
These models now have two pockets added to the lower legs of the overalls – to make the manikin float horizontally you simply remove the 4 foam pieces from the front chest of the overall and add two pieces to the pocket on each leg.
It will take seconds to swap between a horizontally floating manikin and the standard position. The man overboard model is guaranteed to be unsinkable!

2. The Search & model is more borderline when it comes to buoyancy and is only suitable for inland / calm water.
It has 6 pieces of foam to the front overall pocket which can be removed to reduce buoyancy further if required. We now offer a 10Kg ‘divers pack’ that can be fitted over or under the overall – this pack (10Kg) coupled with the reduced foam inside the dummy will quickly sink it to the sea / river / pool for diver / lifeguard training.
The S&R model has a mesh panel to the top of the head to allow the air to exit and the manikin to sink more quickly – it is supplied with black overalls, and a black mesh hood to cover the head. This model is designed to be as inconspicuous as possible to enable the teams to practice their search, as well as their recovery techniques.

Construction is similar to the General Purpose range, but utilises a heavy-duty Nylon mesh for the carcass and non-absorbent closed cell foam for buoyancy. The nylon mesh carcass allows the water to flood out of the dummy as it is being recovered, it further allows better ventilation when the dummy is hung up to dry. Strong plastic strips run from the shoulder area to the knee joint, these strips allow flexibility in and out of the water, but do not allow the dummy to bend in half when the patient is lifted from the front; this modification facilitates easier s using stretchers or recovery devices like a Jason’s Cradle.

With the addition of the Thermal Tabard accessory and heat packs, rs can practice searches using their thermal imaging cameras.

For alternative scenarios where the patient is basically un-injured and well, such as Man Overboard from a yacht or IRB s or racing, see our Conscious Casualty dummy. Both Man-Overboard and Search & models are available in adult 40kg and Youth 20kg sizes.

All water training dummies are supplied complete with Wellington boots which greatly protect the legs if the dummy is dragged along the ground – they are user-replaceable if damaged.

The protective overalls keep the dummy clean, and greatly increases the lifespan of the dummy; they are produced using polyurethane coated polyester, coloured either in orange (to BS EN 471) for the Man-Overboard model or black for the Search and model.

The overalls are reinforced with high density polypropylene webbing in identified high stress areas. The ends of the arms have open nylon mesh to allow water draining. The overalls are machine washable and replacements are available as spare parts. The secret to the realistic Water dummy performance is the designed balance of the weighting vs. the buoyancy – and the tough nylon mesh carcass. When the dummy enters the water the nylon mesh allows the water to rapidly penetrate the dummy. After a few minutes the legs of the dummy will drop below the surface, resting at an angle of about 45 degrees to the surface, the head and shoulder will be above the surface.

When retrieving the dummy the water will flood out; the rate at which the water drains out is directly related to the speed of the retrieval – the faster the retrieval the more water in the dummy and therefore the heavier the dummy will be. As a guide, a fast ‘snatch’ retrieval may almost double the dry weight of the dummy ie: 40kg dummy will weight about 70kg. A more realistic retrieval rate will result in a haul of 50-60 kg.

The Man Overboard Manikin can be seen in the video below being used in conjunction with the Sea Scoopa Man Overboard Device. The manikin is being used in the horizontal position in this clip.

Note the lifting loop at the back of the head – the dummy can be lifted and hung up to dry using this.

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The Search & dummy has an optional black nylon mesh hood that can be fitted to the head of the dummy to lower it’s visibility. A simple draw string holds the hood on securely.

Tecsen Technologies

Tecsen Technologies Sdn Bhd was incorporated in 2007 by a group of professionals. Initially, Tecsen was started by providing engineering services as well as supplying works safety equipments to Telecommunications/Constructions industries.

However, by better understanding the need of the market & support of quality products, Tecsen has since expanded its business into the following main sections:

1)    Supply of Training Aids & Teaching Aids (CPR Manikins, Ruth Lee Rescue Manikins)
2)    Supply of Fire and Rescue Equipments
3)    Supply of Occupational Safety & Health equipments (PPE)
4)    Supply of Medical & Homecare patient equipments
5)    Providing Training Services

With our committed sales & marketing team, our customer base has also been stretched from private sectors into government related agencies.