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From Toy Maker To Lifesaver: How Laerdal Scaled CPR, Simulation, And Global Health Impact
31 minutes Posted Oct 21, 2025 at 3:00 pm.
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Meet John Laerdal
Origins: From Toys To CPR
Mission: Helping Save Lives
Resuscitation Products & RQI
Laerdal Global Health Overview
Safer Births In Tanzania
Culture Of Low‑Dose High‑Frequency
VR, MR, AI And Data
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Send us Fan Mail A near-drowning in the Norwegian fjords set a family on a path that would change how the world learns to save lives. We sit down with Jon Laerdal, Chief Product Officer at Laerdal Medical, to explore the unlikely journey from toy design to Resusci Anne, from classroom CPR to on‑the‑unit practice that measurably improves survival. Jon pulls back the curtain on how evidence and guidelines have shaped Laerdal’s resuscitation portfolio and why RQI—Resuscitation Quality Improveme...