Learning CPR Imagine yourself sitting with your family, enjoying a nice Sunday dinner. You notice that one of your family relatives starts to look pale. He begins to sweat and starts to breathe rapidly. Moments later he collapses on the dinner table. His heart has stopped and he has stopped breathing. He is in cardiac arrest. Would you know what to do? The actions you take in the next few minutes could make the difference between life and death. Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) is an emergency procedure in which external chest compressions, artificial ventalations and drug therapy are used to maintain the circulation of blood to the brain. A bystander who is trained in CPR can i