Story about Laerdal

Since the introduction of Resusci Anne in 1960, Laerdal has been committed to spread the teaching of CPR among both healthcare professionals and lay communities. Fondly dubbed the ‘Mother of CPR’, she has trained in excess of 400 million people in these critical life saving skills with an estimated one million lives saved as a result. The ongoing development of our CPR training solutions remains at the heart of our mission – helping save lives.

The mask of death became the face of life

The face of Resusci Anne has become an icon of modern resuscitation. The face was modelled after the death mask of an unidentified girl who was found drowned in the River Seine in paris at the turn of the 19^th Century. The mystery of her death, speculated to be unrequited love, immortalised her as a subject of art and literature for years to come. With the development of Resusci Anne and the change in the direction of the company, our mission became Helping Save Lives.

Little Anne-QCPR

The Little Anne® QCPR manikin is a realistic, durable CPR training manikin, now enhanced with QCPR measurement and feedback technology to facilitate quality bystander CPR training. Little Anne QCPR helps instructors increase effectiveness and efficiency in their courses by connecting with smartphones and tablets to deliver objective feedback and monitoring for up to six students at once, while creating an element of fun and engagement for students. With Little Anne QCPR, instructors can ensure quality CPR is being learned every time, with every student.