EMTs Get a New Way to Treat Heat Victims: Body-Sized Ice Cocoons
In overheated Phoenix, firefighters are carrying giant plastic, ice-filled bags to quickly cool people, a technique pioneered in the military and at sporting events. [Source]
Publication Date:Origin: nytimes.com
Category: Heat and Heat Waves
Topics: events, sporting, military, pioneered, technique, people, quickly, ice-filled, plastic, giant, carrying, firefighters, Phoenix, overheated, Cocoons, Body-Sized, Victims, Treat
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/07/climate/heat-victims-emt-ice-body-bags.html