Laerdal: Helping Save Lives

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CORE April 28 2010 – Tore Lærdal

Since 1960

1 mill. Resusci Annes

300 mill. Life-savers trained;

2 mill. lives saved

The developed world

The Global challenge

”A trained Provider at every Birth”

How can

Helping Babies Breathe

make a significant

contribution towards

achieving MDG 4?

ILCOR WHO

1. Focus on essential parts only;

A + B + C + D A + B + C A + B

2. ”The Golden Minute”

3. Simple and visual

4. Very hands on

Training in pairs and simulation of six patient cases

5. Highly affordable tools

..allowing frequent refresher training in the workplace

6. Cascade dissemination model

national instructors

district instructors

providers

Made possible by strict adherence to ”cook book” methodology

7. Targeting also HEWs

Nurses & midwives

Health Clinicians

Health Extension Workers

MDG 5

Reducing Maternal Mortality by 75%by 2015

USD 50USD 50 ?

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