About Laerdal – Resources, Product Demos & More

Laerdal is one of the world’s premiere vendors of medical simulation and clinical education equipment. Laerdal Medical began their mission to “Help Save Lives” in 1960 with the invention of the CPR training manikin called Resusci Anne. For over sixty years, Laerdal has provided the global healthcare simulation community with clinical task training and high fidelity manikin products ranging from the Laerdal pocket mask to the Laerdal SimMan 3G. The company boasts more than 2000 employees in over 26 countries with as many as 50 international distributors. The Latest Laerdal related articles from HealthySimulation.com are listed below. Other major patient simulator manufacturers include CAE Healthcare and Gaumard. Laerdal Medical acquired B-Line Medical in 2019.

Laerdal has partnered with key medical and public healthcare societies, such as the American Heart Association and the National League for Nursing, to provide educational curriculum for healthcare students and professionals. Laerdal Medical supports healthcare education training in a range of fields including EMS, military, hospital, nursing, and voluntary organizations just to name a few.

The company is also partnered with Johns Hopkins University Jhpiego program, the Global Resuscitation Alliance (GRA), the British Heart Foundation, American Academy of Pediatrics, HealthStream, Philips and the Stavanger Acute medicine Foundation for Education and Research (SAFER).

Laerdal Global Health is their not-for-profit arm dedicated to helping save lives of mothers and newborns. Since 2010, Laerdal Global Health has worked in close collaboration with partners to develop high impact, low cost solutions aimed at helping save lives. These solutions, implemented by Laerdal partners throughout the world, ensure that health workers are better trained, equipped and supported to provide quality care and save mothers and babies at birth.

Additionally, through the Laerdal Foundation the company has supported research of best practices and practical implementations in acute medicine. To date, the foundation has supported almost 2,000 international research projects with more than 40 million dollars in supported funding. Healthcare Simulation conferences such as IMSH, SimGHOSTS, SESAM, INACSL, NLN, Simulation Australasia, ASPiH, and more are great places to see Laerdal Medical products in person!

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This Norwegian-based company continues to be a pioneer in the industry of medical simulation.  Almost every year Laerdal Medical Corporation unveils a new technology that will forever change the face of healthcare simulation. Some of Laerdal’s most recent innovative products have been the SimMan 3G, SimMan ALS, SimBaby, Nursing Anne Simulator, SimPad and Resusci Anne QCPR.  Laerdal ensures their product interfaces are intuitive and user-friendly all while providing the maximum in durability and quality.

B-Line Medical was Acquired by Laerdal Medical in the Summer of 2019. On April 5, 2021, B-Line Medical and Laerdal Medical announced that they would be merging their companies into one. A spokesperson for the company shared that “By joining forces, we’ll reshape the future of healthcare simulation together. We’ll continue to offer our quality solutions and services, only better.”

Laerdal.com provides several resources for the global medical simulation community including regional and national SUN meetings, support for the world’s leading healthcare simulation-based organizations, on-site training opportunities as well as online forums boards. With a vision that “No one should die or be disabled unnecessarily during birth or from sudden illness, trauma or medical errors”, Laerdal Medical’s current goal is to “Help save 500,000 more lives per year by 2020”.

You can see Laerdal products at IMSH, INACSL, SESAM, SimGHOSTS, ASPiH events and more!

Latest Laerdal Medical Articles:

Laerdal Medical and Wolters Kluwer Launch vrClinicals to Boost Nurse Practice Readiness

Wolters Kluwer Health and Laerdal Medical have officially launched vrClinicals for Nursing to support a new generation of practice-ready nurses through the purposeful integration of simulation across the curriculum. After ...

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How Nursing Simulation Can Help Prepare New Nurse Graduates for Residency: A Laerdal Guide

Laerdal is excited to announce an open access eBook on How Simulation Can Help Prep New Nurse Graduates for Practice: A Guide for Residency Programs. As a leader in clinical ...

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Using Task Trainers to Achieve Learning Outcomes in an Interdisciplinary Code Blue Simulation

The simulationist can facilitate the achievement of health career participant learning outcomes through the use of a variety of supplies and equipment. This ranges from simple laboratory supplies and equipment ...

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Laerdal Medical’s One Million Lives Campaign 2023 Update

Laerdal Medical has a goal of helping save one million more lives every year by 2030. Laerdal is much more than a “simulator” company, which has several arms including Laerdal ...

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Latest Clinical Simulation News From Around the World | March 2023

Helping healthcare simulation educators, administrators, and learners to stay up-to-date on industry topics, HealthySimulation.com finds and shares relevant news and information from around the world. This news includes new partnerships, ...

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Laerdal Highlights Healthcare Simulation Diversity eBook

Healthcare simulation diversity and equity are two incredibly important focal points across the medical simulation industry. Their practice helps clinical simulation centers and programs overcome barriers to education and training ...

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Watch All #IMSH2023 Healthcare Simulation Industry Press Box Interviews

Each year, healthcare simulation leaders gather at the International Meeting for Simulation in Healthcare (#IMSH2023) to showcase their products and innovations, share insights, and network with other simulationists from across ...

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IMSH 2023 Vendor Demos: CAE Healthcare, EMS, Laerdal, SimX, Sentinel U and Medical Shipment

HealthySimulation.com toured several vendor booths at the Society for Simulation in Healthcare's (SSH) International Meeting for Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH) 2023 event, sharing today the first of several video exhibitor ...

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Varjo XR-3 Focal Edition Offers Optimized Mixed Reality Camera System

Camera systems have come to play an important role across healthcare simulation as they promote true-to-life visual fidelity and maximize learning outcomes. The computer hardware manufacturing company, Varjo offers a ...

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Healthcare Simulation Escape Room Tips & Tricks | Part 1

The appeal of using escape rooms in healthcare education has exploded in recent years. There are books and articles published that include how-to guides as well as complete step-by-step instructions, ...

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How to Save Money on Healthcare Simulation Supplies & Equipment

Most healthcare simulation centers are constantly challenged to find ways to reduce (or at least not increase) costs. While this financial goal remains a priority, the medical simulation centers must ...

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Laerdal’s SimMan 3G PLUS Upgrades Patient Simulator Features

Since Laerdal Medical first introduced the SimMan Essential in 2010, the company has been continually adding features to enhance the realism and effectiveness of the medical simulator. Most recently, the ...

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