@jeffwM to News • 6 months agoPhoenix turns to ice-filled body bags to treat heatstroke as US south-west bakeswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square24arrow-up1139arrow-down12cross-posted to: phoenix
arrow-up1137arrow-down1external-linkPhoenix turns to ice-filled body bags to treat heatstroke as US south-west bakeswww.theguardian.com@jeffwM to News • 6 months agomessage-square24cross-posted to: phoenix
minus-squareChihuahuaOfDoomlink14•6 months agoYep, cooling the blood in the major arteries for further circulation. It works opposite as well if you need to warm someone with hypothermia.
minus-square@valkyre09link6•6 months agoThanks for sharing. I hope to never need it, but you never know :)
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink7•6 months agoIf you’re working in heat (inside or out) we used to take bandanas (or old t-shirts, towels, etc), soak them in water and wrap it around your neck. Works wonders to keep your brain working and body slightly cooler.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•6 months agoYe olde line-cook air conditioning, a towel in a bucket of ice water in the walk-in cooler
Yep, cooling the blood in the major arteries for further circulation. It works opposite as well if you need to warm someone with hypothermia.
Thanks for sharing. I hope to never need it, but you never know :)
If you’re working in heat (inside or out) we used to take bandanas (or old t-shirts, towels, etc), soak them in water and wrap it around your neck. Works wonders to keep your brain working and body slightly cooler.
Ye olde line-cook air conditioning, a towel in a bucket of ice water in the walk-in cooler