IN EMERGENCY CASES:

IF THE PERSON HAS ALREADY DIED, COOL THE PATIENT IMMEDIATELY WITH ICE OR ICE WATER.

USE ICE CUBES, CRUSHED ICE, WATER ICE, OR EVEN VERY COLD WATER TO COOL DOWN THE DECEASED PERSON.

THE BODY CAN BE IMMERSED IN COLD WATER OR ICE CUBES CAN BE PLACE UPON AND AROUND THE PATIENT. MELT WATER FROM THE ICE MAY BE CONTAINED BY PUTTING THE ICE IN PLASTIC ZIP-LOCK BAGS AND THEN PLACING THE BAGS AROUND THE PATIENT.

PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO COOLING THE DECEASED PERSON'S HEAD.

IF ICE CUBES IN ICE BAGS ARE USED, BE SURE TO COMPLETELY COVER THE FRONT, TOP, BACK AND SIDES OF THE PERSON'S HEAD.

If the person IS STILL ALIVE, and he or she IS NOT a member of the American Cryonics Society (ACS), click here.

If the person HAS ALREADY DIED and IS NOT a member of the American Cryonics Society, click here.

If the person who is dying or deceased IS CURRENTLY a member of the American Cryonics Society, click here.