Abstract

D URING the early part of our course in pediatrics we were asked by the instructor to work out a project which we felt would be of value to us in our work with children. Since many of the children in our pediatric department required hot wet dressings, and there seemed always to be a limited time in which to apply them, I felt the need of a quick and economical method of doing this treatment. Hoping to eliminate unnecessary steps and minimize the handling of the part affected, I designed the combination cover for hot wet dressings here illustrated. (One pint capacity hot-water bottles are used, as they are better suited to the needs of small children.) The advantages of the cover illustrated are: (1) it is tied around the

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