History
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Founder, Åsmund S. LærdalÅsmund S. Lærdal, innovator and founder of Laerdal started our company in the 1940's with the manufacturing of dolls and wooden toys. The business soon expanded into resuscitation manikins and then further into the field of first aid and emergency medicine. For more information, please see "The Resuscitation Greats" |
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History in briefLaerdal Medical AS started as a small publishing house in 1940, specializing in greetings cards and children's books. The company soon expanded into the manufacturing of wooden toys. Pioneering in soft plastics in the early 50s, Laerdal made millions of realistic play dolls and "furniture friendly" toy cars. |