Nasco Healthcare Chest Tube Manikin Features

Realistic chest trauma, pneumothorax, and chest tube management training.

The Chest Tube Manikin is designed to teach the anatomy, theory, and hands-on skills required to manage chest trauma, perform chest tube insertion, and maintain closed chest drainage systems. This trainer allows learners to practice procedures used in pre-hospital, emergency department, and critical care settings, while clearly visualizing the anatomical structures involved.

The right side of the manikin features cutaway viewing windows that show the relationship between the skin, musculature, ribs, and lungs. The left side includes a pressurized pneumothorax site and a functional chest tube insertion site, allowing realistic training for decompression and fluid drainage procedures.

Fluid color, volume, and viscosity can be adjusted by the instructor, and the trainer may be used with commercially available closed water-seal drainage systems. Replaceable pads and layered tissue structures provide realistic resistance and allow repeated practice.

Key Features:

• Designed for chest tube insertion, pneumothorax decompression, and chest trauma training
• Cutaway viewing areas show skin, muscle, ribs, and lung anatomy
• Pressurized tension pneumothorax site with foot pump inflation
• Functional chest tube insertion site with layered tissue realism
• Adjustable fluid simulation for pleural drainage training
• Compatible with closed water-seal drainage systems (not included)
• Replaceable surgical pads for repeated procedures
• Nurse training pad for site care and maintenance training
• Durable construction for classroom and simulation lab use

Ideal For

• EMS and paramedic training
• Nursing education
• Emergency medicine training
• Trauma and critical care training
• Respiratory therapy programs
• Simulation labs and skills centers
• Military and tactical medicine training

Included Components

• Chest Tube Manikin torso with lung (assembled)
• Fluid reservoir bags (3)
• Foot pump
• Surgical skin pads (5)
• Subcutaneous surgical pads (5)
• Pneumothorax pads (5)
• Nurse training pad
• Blood powder
• Methyl cellulose thickener
• Hard carry case

Chest tubes and water-seal drainage system not included.