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Pa. EMS invests in cooling technology

The patented ice packs absorb heat from the body of a patient recovering from cardiac arrest

By A.J. Panian
Triblive.com

MT. PLEASANT, Pa. — They are tools Mike Tabita said staff of Mt. Pleasant Medic 10 Emergency Medical Service will likely use only three to six times annually.

“That may seem like a small number, unless you’re one of those three to six,” said Tabita, a borough resident, former councilman and life member of the agency.

The devices in question are called the EMCOOLS Flex.Pad N — a patented cooling technology that immediately absorbs heat from the body of a patient recovering from cardiac arrest.

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