How To Qualify for A Service Dog. For a person to legally qualify to have a service dog, he/she must have a physical impairment (or severe psychiatric impairment) that substantially limits his/her ability to perform at least one major life activity without assistance.
A Perfusion Technologist runs the bypass machine, commonly known as the heart lung machine during open heart surgery.
A Lifesaving Machine Over the Counter? Aug. 6, 2004 -- Is a heart-shock machine a medical device or a home-safety need? The FDA is soon likely to approve over-the-counter sales of a home defibrillator, HeartStart, made by Philips, a WebMD sponsor. Last week, an FDA advisory panel recommended that consumers should be able to purchase the device without a prescription.