put on a dressing

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To place a covering on a wound.

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  • Clean the wound and put on a fresh dressing.
  • The nurse gently put on a sterile dressing after disinfecting the cut.
  • You'll need to put on a new dressing every morning.
  • Can you show me how to properly put on this type of dressing?
  • Putting on a dressing correctly is crucial to prevent infection.
  • If the bleeding doesn't stop, you should put on a pressure dressing.
  • They had to put on a special waterproof dressing so he could shower.
  • I quickly put on a simple dressing after I scraped my knee.
  • The doctor told him to keep the area dry after they put on the dressing.
  • Before he left for the game, his mom helped him put on a secure dressing over the graze.