Introduction: Cardiac arrest is a common medical emergency with grave consequences. Cardiac arrest occurs when the heart stop to produce an effective pulse and fails to circulate blood throughout the body. CPR is an emergency procedure that involves the application of external chest compression and ventilation when heart and lung action stops. Aim: This study designed to assess the Awareness of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Among General Public. Materials and Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted in general hospital, ministry of health, Wadi Al Dawasir, Saudi Arabia.The participants were randomly selected from the visitors of outpatient department and explained the purpose of the study and verbal consent was obtained from the individuals. Employees of the hospital and visitors below 16 were omitted from this study. Data was collected through self-administered questionnaire developed by the researcher which includes 19 questions regarding demographic data and information about CPR training and practice. The questions were asked in Arabic and English language. The data were calculated and analyzed by using SPSS Software 20.0. Results: A total 358 surveys distributed out of which 235 were completely filled with response rate of 65.6%. The study identified 42.1% of the participants had theoretical awareness of the signs of sudden cardiac arrest. 48.4% of them were able to properly establish the 2 elements of CPR as chest compressions and rescue breath. It is vital to concern that 86.3% participants said that they do not know how to perform CPR. Over 68.4% of them did not properly identify the location, depth and ratio of chest compressions. This shows that individuals have limited knowledge about CPR. Its worrying 77.2% of them did not answer the need of cardiopulmonary resuscitation in an unresponsive person who has airway obstruction while eating and stopped breathing and fell unconscious. 86.8% of participants have no formal training. Regarding the practice 87.4% have not performed CPR on any person. Conclusion: This study revealed lack of awareness of when and how to perform CPR among general public. The study featured an excellent potential for extensive public based education program among people to raise CPR awareness to save the life of people. Recommendations: Government and private organization and educational institution in the Wadi Al Dawasir ought to be inspired to incorporate CPR training programs and public should value the importance of CPR as life-saving skills that is important for the community.

Keywords: Awareness; Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR); General Public.