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appropriately trained according to their position and specialty.3 Basic life support training was held to be mandatory for all. The working party recommended that a resuscitation training officer be appointed in every acute hospital solely to ensure that training is implemented and cardiac arrests are regularly audited. It has been shown that cardiac arrest survival can be directly correlated with the availability of resuscitation equipment and the expertise of the team called to the arrest.4 This sample of 30 MRCP candidates, ofwhom 63% went on to pass the MRCP examination, were unfamiliar with Resuscitation Council (UK) guidelines. Regular training and familiarisation with the revised (1992) European Council Resuscitation guidelines will save more lives. Resuscitation experience without feedback increases confidence, not skill.5 There is no longer a question of whether it is necessary to train medical staff in these skills: it is imperative that they have regular, compulsory training in resuscitation.