ice bag

noun

: a waterproof bag to hold ice for local application of cold to the body

Examples of ice bag in a Sentence

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Although initially ice bags were used to cool his body temperature following his collapse, Regalado’s body temperature was 104.6° F when EMS officials arrived at the scene, the medical examiner’s report said, per the outlet. Danielle Jennings, People.com, 18 Oct. 2024 But the ice bag method is faster, more responsive to the dire needs of the patients rolling into the ER. Lane Sainty, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2024 One of those too-hot-to-read patients got the ice bag treatment on the way to hospital. Lane Sainty, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2024 Her video then fast-forwarded to having an ice bag over her lips and the post-procedure results of large, red lips. Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY, 28 Aug. 2023 See all Example Sentences for ice bag 

Word History

First Known Use

1836, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ice bag was in 1836

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“Ice bag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice%20bag. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

Medical Definition

ice bag

noun
: a waterproof bag to hold ice for local application of cold to the body
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