Preparatory and after treatment in operative cases . oz. 13 oz. (10 yds.)25 oz. 13 oz. (10 yds.) 31 oz. 32 oz. If facilities for sterilization under pressure be not available therecan be no doubt that immersion in antiseptic solutions is in-dicated. Gauze, both sterile and medicated, is put up in convenientpackages by the trade, and if facilities for sterilization be notconvenient, these preparations will be found exceedingly useful. Where elaborate dressing is necessary it is well to use gauzefolded into a long strip about four inches in width. This is ap-plied to the part in much the s
Preparatory and after treatment in operative cases . oz. 13 oz. (10 yds.)25 oz. 13 oz. (10 yds.) 31 oz. 32 oz. If facilities for sterilization under pressure be not available therecan be no doubt that immersion in antiseptic solutions is in-dicated. Gauze, both sterile and medicated, is put up in convenientpackages by the trade, and if facilities for sterilization be notconvenient, these preparations will be found exceedingly useful. Where elaborate dressing is necessary it is well to use gauzefolded into a long strip about four inches in width. This is ap-plied to the part in much the same way as a bandage (Fig. 189).Its removal, if saturated with secretions, is, however, attendedwith more disturbance to the patient than the fluffed gauze,which permits of ready saturation and piecemeal removal whenthe wound is redressed. GAUZE FOR DRESSINGS 225 Cotton for the protective dressing has many advantages overthe fluffed or roll gauze, and is applied in the vast majority ofinstances. It interferes mechanically with the entrance of bac-. Fig. 189.—Roll Gauze Applied Over Fluffed Gauze Shown in Fig. 188. teria, but is very readily saturated with secretions and, for thisreason, is not as serviceable used next the wound as is the cotton is readily obtained in the shops, and if it be usedsupplementary to gauze, need not be medicated, though in this
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