Often referred to as party barges. Pontoon and deck boats are typically seen with multi-hulls, although there are also deck boats without pontoons, which have a monohull. Both boats are designed primarily for day use as an entertaining platform.
A ventricular assist device (VAD), also known as a heart pump, is a mechanical device that helps pump blood from the heart to the rest of your body. A VAD can be implanted in the chest or worn outside the body. If it is implanted, surgery is done to place it in the chest area. The pump part of the VAD is placed in a small space in your upper abdomen.
The automated external defibrillator (AED) is a computerized medical device. An AED can check a personâs heart rhythm. It can recognize a rhythm that requires a shock. And it can advise the rescuer when a shock is needed. The AED uses voice prompts, lights and text messages to tell the rescuer the steps to take.