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.
Glossary of Terms. Heart-Lung Machine. A device used in open heart surgery to support the body during the surgical procedure while the heart is stopped. The heart-lung machine is often referred to as the pump, and does the work of the heart and lungs during the operation.