Arizona authorities are resorting to ice baths in hopes of saving heat stroke victims in a city that has seen hundreds of heat-related deaths last year. Starting this season, the hottest big city in the country will implement the measure as a go-to protocol while taking victims to the hospital.
According to Fire Captain John Prato, the technique can drastically lower body temperature within minutes. "Just last week we had a critical patient that we were able to bring back before we walked through the emergency room doors," Prato told The Associated Press. "That's our goal — to improve patient survivability."
