Without regular practice, your CPR skills will:

• A. Deteriorate over time.
• B. Improve over time.
• C. Become part of your muscle memory.
• D. Come back automatically when needed.

Answer: (A)

The main idea here is how CPR skills are retained. CPR relies on precise, coordinated movements and timing that you perform under pressure, so without regular practice these abilities fade.

Without ongoing rehearsal, your ability to perform chest compressions with the correct depth and rate, along with other CPR steps, will deteriorate over time. Practice reinforces the motor patterns and decision-making you need in an emergency, helping you maintain accuracy and speed.

If you never practice, you won’t suddenly improve or “come back automatically” when needed. Muscle memory and the sequence of actions don’t stay sharp on their own; refreshers are what keep them reliable. The idea that skills would improve on their own or become automatic without keeping them up-to-date isn’t supported by how CPR training works.

So, regular practice is essential to prevent decline and to stay prepared.