Laerdal was established as a children's book publishing and toy company in 1940 with the mission of creating children's joy."
During the next years, 100 million of Laerdal's Tomte cars were sold in 100 countries. Laerdal's Anne dolls became popular throughout Europe.
Laerdal's pioneering work with soft plastics would later be used to produce the first manikin used for resuscitation training, changing the course of the company.
Helping save lives
No one should die or be disabled unnecessarily during birth or from sudden illness, trauma or medical errors.
Helping save 500 000 more lives every year by 2020.
Laerdal has been influential in furthering research and implementing practices that support their core research principles including the Utstein Formula for Survival, the Chain of Survival, and the Circle of Learning.
They use evidence-based knowledge to develop and continuously refine their product and service solutions. They believe they can make the biggest impact on helping save lives by their efforts to improve educational efficiency and local implementation.
