COVER FOR COOLING PATIENTS AND COOLING DEVICE COMPRISING A COVER OF THIS TYPE

摘要

A cooling cover for cooling at least a part of the body of a patient includes at least one cooling element containing a cooling fluid and is intended for placement on the body or body part. The cooling element is cooled to below the freezing point prior to its application. The cooling element contains a material that has good thermal conductivity as compared to the cooling fluid and is contained in the cooling element to absorb the cooling fluid.