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Placement of Ice Bags for Heatstroke

Place ice bags against the neck, under the arms, and in the groin area, where large blood vessels lie close to the skin surface, to quickly cool down a victim of heatstroke.

By Healthwise Staff
Primary Medical Reviewer William H. Blahd, Jr., MD, FACEP - Emergency Medicine
Specialist Medical Reviewer David Messenger, MD
Last Revised July 19, 2010

WebMD Medical Reference from Healthwise

Last Updated: July 19, 2010
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