I DID first learn of the Divers Reflex from ER, but not from that episode.
The hospital was contaminated with benzene from an industrial accident. They'd evacuated the ER to the cafeteria. A patient had tachycardia and was going to stroke out. Dr. Carter looked around, then went and filled up a bus tub with ice and water, and dunked the patient's head in it. Voila--instant heart rate recovery.
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