1 Introduction . Nurse has frequent opportunities to put ice packs to patients for therapeutic purposes , a simple gesture & current but which should not be neglected and that it must monitor the application.
Definition 2 . It is a rubber bag filled shape variable ice that employment on medical opinion, we must renew the ice while the n2 n3 hours.
3 Actions . :
• Decongestive
• révulsive
• antithermic
• Anti- Algonkian
• Anti -infective
4 Notice . :
a) Medical
• Cerebral hemorrhage
• Typhoid
• Cholecystitis
• Myocarditis
• Meningitis
b) Surgical
• Appendicitis
• Peritonitis
• acute salpingitis
• abscess
c) Obstetric
• Infection
• Breast abscess
5. Contre indication
• Constipation
• Pregnant Woman
6 Materials. :
• Pocket rubber
• linen
• Ice broken into small pieces
• Strip
Technique 7 .
• Check if the bladder is not perforated ice
• Fill / bladder 2 by 3 pieces of ice only driven air
• Wipe and closed
• Wrap in a cloth
• Ask the bladder location indicated on the prescription
• Note the time on the monitoring sheet