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This is absolutely not appropriate for cadaver training.
I bought this for my son who wants to be a Doctor one day. I was thinking he could practice on this cadaver before working with a real one. He spent hours trying to get the little pieces out without touching any side wall. I was kind of frustrated the “shock” from his extraction tool touching the sides was not a shock at all but a mild vibration suitable for a 2 year old. They could have made it more effective had they made the vibration strong enough for a 4 year old since the parts are so small anyone under 3 should not practice with it as is. Anyway, I digressed...
My son was able to extract all the items from this practice cadaver after a few days of practice. It took him a while to get good and he got frustrated at times. Luckily this practice machine is sturdily built and could take his abusive beatings whenever he failed.
The up shot of his frustration is the amount of money he earns for extracting each item is substantial. Each extraction has an earnings number printed on a card if they do a successful extraction (a pulled muscle is worth $200 for instance). We calculated that he can pull everything out in 30 minutes and make $5200! That’s a whopping $10,400 an hour or $21,632,000 a year!!!!
So he was able to do all this and I thought, “he’s ready! All he needs to do it take this to the medical board of an Ivy League University, show them his skills, and he will be accepted into their medical program, on his way to making millions!”
The medical board of the university we went to was less than impressed and laughed us out of their building. It was devastating. I told my son that maybe his aspirations were a little high for being 5 years old and kindergarten might find his talents more useful.
In the end, this is a great device even though it may not be recognized by prestigious organizations as giving the user adequate experience for the medical field.
June 2018 · Toys and Games · verified purchase