What are ice chips?

Other common terms for hospital ice chips include:

Or, our personal favorite:

Kind of says it all, doesn’t it?

However, there are a few similar-sounding names that actually refer to different types of ice. For example, bullet ice is ordinary solid ice that’s frozen into a rounded, hollow cylinder shape. It looks similar to hospital ice chips, but it’s not nearly as crispy and soft.And crushed ice is just ground-up ice cubes - chewier than solid ice, but not as fluffy as nugget ice.

Description Ice chips are small pieces of ice, usually smaller than ice cubes. They are often recommended before surgery or an invasive medical procedure. They may help to prevent oral mucositis or mouth sores associated with high-dose chemotherapy. Wikipedia