Clinical area

Heat-stroke response

Portable cooling for trained medical teams responding at the scene and during transport.

CarbonCool® devices are for use by trained medical personnel only.

CarbonCool® garment fitted around a torso on a stretcher, with hands and tubing nearby

01 / Response pathway

Prepare the response pathway

Before deployment

Stage the configured kit

Freeze MPads according to the instructions for use, select the body-weight configuration and keep the system accessible to trained staff.

At the scene

Follow the clinical protocol

Assess and stabilise the patient under the service's heat-illness protocol, then apply CarbonCool® according to the instructions for use.

During cooling

Monitor and reassess

Use a separate core-temperature monitor, check skin condition and coordinate onward transport and handoff.

Watch the practical application video

02 / Research

Field evidence

The comparison below reports measurements from one field study; it is not a guarantee of an individual patient result.

Field cooling rates reported for CarbonCool and ice packs
MethodReported cooling rateContext
CarbonCool® Full Body Suit™0.12°C/minSAF / DSO National Laboratories field study
Ice packs0.03°C/minComparator in the same field study

SAF/DSO field study; Tan et al., 2017

Explore the field research

Read the SAF heat-injury management review (PDF) (opens in a new tab)

03 / Deployment

Operational settings

Military training

Pre-positioned cooling capability for field exercises and other high-heat training environments.

Sports events

Equipment staged with trained medical personnel at sidelines, finish areas or medical tents.

Industrial sites

On-site medical response for construction, manufacturing and other high-heat workplaces.

Emergency medical services

Cooling initiated at the scene and continued during transport when clinically indicated.

04 / Before use

Safety and configuration

Patient selection, pad count, contraindications and precautions are set out with the product information and instructions for use.

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Continue the conversation

Discuss kit configuration, placement and team training with our team.

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