First Time Owning a PRESTAN® Manikin?

Common Questions & Helpful Tips and Tricks

Manikins made by PRESTAN are the practical choice for those who are passionate about saving lives. PRESTAN’s ability to balance function and price is one of the many reasons why here at MCR Medical, we carry PRESTAN Manikins exclusively.

If this is your first time owning a PRESTAN manikin, you may have some questions upon receiving your manikin(s):

“Where are the feedback devices in the manikin?”

“Why do I not hear the ‘clicking’ sound while performing compressions?”

“Why are the red lights on my manikin’s CPR rate monitor blinking?”

“Why is there a rattling in the chest of the manikin?”

“Why do my lung bags have holes in them?”

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Fears Preventing Individuals From Performing CPR

Happy New Year, everyone!

Heading into 2021, we thought it would be a good idea to outline different fears that keep people from performing CPR. CPR can be a scary task, especially if you aren’t super confident about your ability to perform CPR. We wanted to let you know that you aren’t alone in these fears and talk about the 3 most common fears associated with CPR. Continue reading Fears Preventing Individuals From Performing CPR

American Heart Association 2020 CPR Training Guideline Change Update

As many of you have heard, The American Heart Association released new CPR Training Guidelines on October 21st, 2020. We have a few updates about these changes. We also want to provide more information on the timeline of implementation and when we expect to receive the new training materials. Continue reading American Heart Association 2020 CPR Training Guideline Change Update

We Have CPR Training Mask Combo Packs!

Do you need CPR masks for your adult and infant manikins but don’t need full 10 packs for each? We have you covered with our new combo packs!!

Included in Combo Pack

This product contains 5 Adult/Child Masks, 5 Infant Masks, and 10 FREE individually wrapped training valves.  Continue reading We Have CPR Training Mask Combo Packs!

PRESTAN Products Releases NEW Diversity Kits

Offering a more inclusive training experience!

What is a Diversity Kit?

The PRESTAN Professional Series Diversity Kits contain the same Professional Series manikins you have all come to know and love. This kit offers students an enhanced training experience with Medium Tone and Dark Tone PRESTAN Professional Series manikins.

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New Product Alert: The UltraVest is Here

Add a touch of personality to your CPR classes!

What is an UltraVest? 

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Easy access to the compression piston and cord on back of Ultralite!

The Ultravest is custom-designed to fit any Prestan Ultralite Manikin torso. It offers easy access to the compression piston on the manikin’s back as well as left shoulder access to the piston cord. It is featuring a front zipper and a clear plastic front pocket. This vest is a great way to protect your Ultralite Manikins while displaying your business card or branding. The comfortable, clean nylon resists dirt and helps keep the manikin’s skin free of grime and grease from regular use and storage. Our UltraVest’s are available in single, 4, or 12-packs! Continue reading New Product Alert: The UltraVest is Here

CPR Awareness Week is Here!

90 Seconds Can Save Your Life

Hands-Only CPR — Anyone can do it. Everyone should!

 

Each year, more than 350,000 EMS-assessed out-of-hospital cardiac arrests occur in the U.S. When a person has a cardiac arrest, survival depends on immediately receiving CPR from someone nearby.

We’re pleased to support the American Heart Association’s efforts to observe this important week, which spotlights how lives can be saved if more Americans know CPR and how to use an AED. Continue reading CPR Awareness Week is Here!

Shipping Products From MCR Medical As Usual

We understand a lot is going on in the world right now, and we want to let everyone know we are still here for you. Below are a couple of answers to frequent questions we have received regarding our shipping timeline. 

ARE YOU STILL SHIPPING ORDERS?

MCR medical is still open and functioning as usual. We are taking extra precautions to ensure the safety and health of our employees and customers. Our shipping department is working hard to get orders out quickly and accurately. As always, we will continue to offer fast and free shipping on all of our orders. When you place your order, our focus is on getting your items out within 1 to 2 business days.   Continue reading Shipping Products From MCR Medical As Usual

Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Your Prestan Manikins

With everything going on, we want to address a question we have been receiving quite often.

HOW DO I CLEAN MY MANIKIN TO BE UP TO STANDARDS WITH COVID-19?

Prestan Products always recommends cleaning your CPR manikins thoroughly after each class. Along with cleaning the outside torso and face, you want to make sure you are opening the manikin and wiping the chest foam and skin to sanitize the inside as well. You can use a mixture of soap and water to clean the manikin effectively. If the area is extremely dirty, you can also use common household cleaners such as Formula 409, Windex, or Vim. Clorox or Lysol wipes can also be gently applied to clean them if needed.  

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MCR Medical Now Offers Batteries for CPR Manikins Without Them!

Shipping regulations mean a big change for Prestan CPR products, but MCR Medical has a solution

Batteries are no longer included in Prestan CPR Products sold in the U.S. and overseas! In a recent email to vendors, Prestan expressed regret for this decision but stated that international shipping regulations make the change necessary as of January 1,2020.  

 

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Prestan Manikins will no longer come with batteries! They’re as shocked as we are!

WHAT IT MEANS FOR YOU

Hopefully, you already have your Prestan CPR products and all is well! But if you’re making a new purchase or plan to order soon, be aware that you’ll need to supply the batteries to get your CPR manikins and AED trainers class-ready. 

 

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More products? Stock up on more batteries!
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This change affects all the products in the Prestan line up, including:

Professional Series Manikins with feedback- all models, 2 AA batteries per manikin

Ultralite Manikins with Feedback Piston installed – 2 AA batteries per unit

Ultralite Manikins Replacement/Upgrade Piston Feedback Unit – 2 AA batteries per unit

AED Trainers – 3 to 4 C batteries, depending on model

 

Keep in mind to multiply those numbers when purchasing kits with multiple manikins!

 

 

We’ve got your back

Luckily, MCR Medical has a stash of AA batteries and are beginning to offer them as an option for purchase as a set of 2 for $0.60! This will be available, as of now, for any type of manikin purchase. This means that if you purchase an adult, child, infant or manikin kit, you will have the option to purchase AA batteries.

Buy 2 AA batteries for $0.60 with the purchase of your manikin!

In order for the pop up box containing the offer to appear, please make sure you click on the item you would like to purchase so that it takes you to the product page (the page with the full description of the product). Once you are on the product page, you are able to add the item to the cart and a pop up box offering batteries will appear. Completing this step is the only way that you will have the option to purchase batteries with your manikin. If you are buying a kit, please keep in mind that each Prestan manikin requires 2 AA batteries each.

Please Note: At this time, MCR Medical will not be offering any C batteries for the Prestan AEDs. 

 

Prestan Products still industry-leading, top quality CPR products

While everyone regrets the lack of batteries and out-of-the-box readiness for their products, we at MCR continue to view Prestan manikins and AED trainers as the best choice for CPR training. Prestan’s high quality, realistic manikins and trainers offer the most authentic classroom experience at a very competitive price point. We believe in them so much, they’re the only manikins we’ll sell! So you can purchase your Prestan products with confidence – just don’t forget the batteries!

 

Got questions?

If you’ve got questions about ordering any of the Prestan Products we carry, a purchase you’ve made or are planning to make, or our UltraLite Manikin battery offer, feel free to visit us at mcrmedical.com. Our friendly and knowledgeable sales staff are happy to help in any way we can. We’ll get through this together!