They're no ordinary mannequin, they've got batteries, an internet connection and are designed to allow paramedics to practise working everything from opening airways to inserting cannulas.

Paramedic educator Jeffrey Purse said the digital features of the mannequin meant every action that paramedics did, from medication to chest compressions was recorded on tablet.

It means paramedics will be able to see what happens to patients as they practise.

"These mannequins will respond to the medication. Paramedics see a response of what they do to the patient," Mr Purse said.

This week Murrumbidgee paramedics got the chance to learn about the Resusci Annes so they can be taken back to their stations around the Riverina.

Mr Purse said buying the mannequins was possible thanks to a $5 million donation to Ambulance NSW from an anonymous donor.

He said the donor wanted to know what paramedics needed to help support their skills and capabilities in the field.

With a four hour-long battery, the mannequins can even be put into simulated emergency training to provide the most realistic scenarios possible.

"We have COVID scenarios written into the wireless tablets that come with the mannequins," Mr Purse said.

Ambulance NSW paramedics receiving regular training, and each year they complete mandatory clinical training to maintain their certifications to be paramedics.

"If we were to introduce a new skill or medications, paramedics would be able to training with that once a scenario has been written," Mr Purse said.

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