RUTH LEE
Case Studies
Dog handlers using manikins to ‘enhance training and give new team members confidence and skills’
Dogs being used in search and rescue missions can be dated back to the late 1800s where they were often deployed by monks living in the snowy, dangerous St. Bernard Pass - a route through the Alps between Italy and Switzerland – to rescue lost travellers or those...
World-Leading Training Provider Uses Manikins in New State Of The Art Facility
For over 100 years, MRS Training & Rescue (formerly known as Mines Rescue Service), has developed specialist skills, experience and knowledge gained from working in difficult and potentially dangerous environments, to affect the rescue and escape of mine workers...
Crantock Surf Life Saving Club comes back from lifeguard shortage through training with manikins!
It’s absolutely no secret that the world of training was turned on it’s head in 2020. Training to save lives suddenly became near impossible due to social distancing restrictions and the need to keep trainees and volunteers safe from COVID-19. Beach lifeguard training...
Patient Handling Training with a Manikin – No going back to using people in training
No going back to using people in training sessions The Coronavirus pandemic impacted the training techniques of safe patient handling. At the start of Covid restrictions, it became clear that using staff to play the role of the patient needed to be reviewed to comply...
“…It simply takes your training program and brings it to the next level.”
Creating the most realistic manikins for your training has always been our goal – from the very first manikin created by Ruth herself when a friend and firefighter bought her what was essentially a sack filled with sand with the plea to repair it for his training!...
Pool Rescue Manikins have not seen a development like this until now…
Traditionally, lifeguard training requires trainees to switch between plastic half torsos and volunteers part way through a scenario. This can often create ‘disjointed’ processes which do not accurately represent the true challenge of retrieving an unconscious body...
Specialist Provider Total Train Ltd highlight the benefits of training with manikins
Specialist services require specialist training and at Ruth Lee Ltd we are pleased to supply manikins to organisations that provide expert advice and support to others. One such organisation is Total Train Ltd, which began operating full-time back in...
Why Lifeguards in the US are changing the way they train!
Your training needs to give trainees the best chance to respond well in a genuine emergency. How can you do that? By making your training as realistic as possible! The Pool Rescue manikin was designed following a conversation with a working lifeguard who was...
Pool Rescue manikin praised by lifeguards around the world!
Our Pool Rescue manikin is transforming how lifeguards are training around the world! It allows trainees to perform a complete simulated rescue, without switching between equipment and volunteers, for better assessment of skills. Here are just a few of the comments we...
Spanish Trainer praises Pool Rescue Manikin
Our Pool Rescue manikin is growing in popularity around the world, as lifeguard trainers realize its potential for training. Not only does it allow trainers to observe a complete rescue scenario - including retrieval in deep water, towing to the side, then extricating...
Emergency Services Team Up For Collaborative Working for Confined Space Training with eight2O
Extricating a casualty from a dangerous situation such as from within a confined space requires specialist technical rescue skills in order to prevent further problems. Responsible businesses who have workers who might realistically operate in such environments are...
Water Rescue manikins help Surf Life Saving GB to prove that rescue workers are fit for the job!
We began developing water rescue manikins more than 20 years ago and are proud to have worked with experts in the industry to make sure that we can provide teams with the very best tools for their training. Our Man Overboard manikin is a popular choice with all kinds...