European Resuscitation Council Guidelines for Resuscitation 2005 Section 9. Principles of training in resuscitation

here are a variety of methods used for trainng in resuscitation. None are perfect and, in the bsence of frequent practice, retention of knowldge and skills is suboptimal. The optimal interal for retraining has not been established, but epeated refresher training at intervals of less than months seems to be needed for most individuals ho are not undertaking resuscitation on a regular asis.1—12