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2. Cold compression therapy - Wikipedia

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   Continuous cold therapy devices (also called ice machines) which circulate ice water through a pad are currently the subject of class action lawsuits for skin and tissue damage caused by excessive cooling or icing time and lack of temperature control. Reported injuries range from frostbite to severe tissue damage resulting in amputation.

3. Cryotherapy - Wikipedia

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   An ice pack is placed over an injured area and is intended to absorb heat of a closed traumatic or Edematous injury by using conduction to transfer thermal energy. The physiologic effects of cold application include immediate vasoconstriction with reflexive vasodilation , decreased local metabolism and enzymatic activity, and decreased oxygen ...

4. Ice pack - Wikipedia

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   An ice pack Shipment of vaccine in insulated box with gel packs An ice pack or gel pack is a portable bag filled with water, refrigerant gel , or liquid, meant to provide cooling. They can be divided into the reusable type, which works as a thermal mass and requires freezing, or the instant type, which cools itself down using chemicals but can ...

5. 7 top-rated ice packs for coolers, lunch boxes and more

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   Yeti Ice Cooler Ice Pack $ at Amazon. Yeti Ice Cooler Ice Pack $ at DICK'S Sporting Goods. Yeti Ice Cooler Ice Pack $ at YETI. Bentgo Buddies Reusable Ice Packs . Intended for lunch boxes, these ...

6. RICE (medicine) - Wikipedia

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   Ice has been used for injuries since at least the 1960s, in a case where a 12-year-old boy needed to have a limb reattached. The limb was preserved before surgery by using ice. As news of the successful operation spread, the use of ice to treat acute injuries became common. [4] The mnemonic was introduced by Dr. Gabe Mirkin in 1978. [5]

7. Heat pack - Wikipedia

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   A heat pack is designed to warm up one's body to prevent swelling of injuries. A heat pack can be: an ice pack that is heated (containing a liquid or a gel with high specific heat) a heating pad that heats when you start the crystallisation process