WHEN DRESSING WOUNDS.
In the case of serious injuries, the dressing of them will be in the hands of a nurse, or they will at least be carried out under the direct instructions of the doctor. But there are many more trivial occasions when housewife or mother is faced with the tending of a small injury. A wound that has a certain amount of discharge must be given an absorbent dressing, and this is arranged by covering with gauze or lint, and above that a substantial layer of absorbent wool, and then the bandage. L.int ( it will be noticed, has a smooth and a fluffy side. It is the former that should go next to the wound, or the fluff will adhere to the bad place and cause a lot of pain when it is removed. Ordinary lint may .be soaked in an antiseptic lotion or ueed with ointment. Boracic lint is used dry or moistened with water only.
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Auckland Star, Volume LV, Issue 248, 18 October 1924, Page 58 (Supplement)
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159WHEN DRESSING WOUNDS. Auckland Star, Volume LV, Issue 248, 18 October 1924, Page 58 (Supplement)
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