Fitzgerald, GA — Wiregrass Georgia Technical College will be holding an American Heart Association certification for Health Care Professionals in the community or workplace on August 4 from 8:00 am to 12:00 p.m. The Basic Life Support course trains participants to promptly recognize several life-threatening emergencies, give high-quality chest compressions, deliver appropriate ventilations and provide early use of AED. BLS for Healthcare Providers teaches skills using the American Heart Associations’ proven Practice-While-Watching technique. This allows Instructors to observe students, provide feedback, and guide students’ acquisition of skills. This four-hour training session includes Adult, Child and Infant CPR and AED. A two-year certification card is awarded at completion. The cost for the course is $70. For more information and/or to register, please contact Nancy Mitchell at 229-468-2074 or nancy.mitchell@wiregrass.edu. The deadline to register is August 1.