This film is designed to teach hospital corpsmen to apply, and to assist in the application of, surgical dressings. The proper equipment, supplies, and techniques to be used in the following procedures are shown: removing sutures; changing dressings on moderate and serious wounds; irrigating wounds; disposing of waste from the dressing procedures; cleaning up and reequipping the dressing cart.

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