Put ice or a cold pack on the area for 10 to 15 minutes at a time.

Do not apply a cold pack directly to bare skin.

Commercial cold packs are too heavy and bulky for use on or around the eye.

Put ice or a cold pack on your knee for 10 to 20 minutes at a time.

Use ice or a cold pack over the area for 20 minutes, twice a day.

He dropped his cold pack again, this time to stare at her.

Use ice or a cold pack on any swelling for 10 to 20 minutes at a time.

"I think cold packs on the throat would help, but I'm not sure."

In fact, cold packs can be even colder than natural ice.

Neither ice nor cold packs should be used for longer than 30 minutes.