Heart & lung : the journal of critical care
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Massive community efforts are devoted to delivering cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training to health professionals and lay people. However, although most people can successfully learn to perform CPR, skills retention is universally poor. ⋯ The failure of many factors to improve retention of CPR skills is discussed. Finally, suggestions for improvement in retention of CPR skills based on a review of the literature and pertinent theory are offered.