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dress a wound vs pad a wound

Both 'dress a wound' and 'pad a wound' are correct phrases, but they are used in different contexts. 'Dress a wound' is a common phrase that refers to cleaning and covering a wound with a bandage or dressing. On the other hand, 'pad a wound' is less common and usually means to apply a soft material to protect or cushion the wound.

Last updated: March 25, 2024 • 605 views

dress a wound

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when referring to cleaning and covering a wound with a bandage or dressing to protect it.

Examples:

She carefully dressed the wound on his arm.
Make sure to dress the wound to prevent infection.

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I could use it to dress the wound.
I could use it to dress the wound.
Just worry about letting the doctor clean and dress your wound.
I could dress your wounds, I'm an expert.
Dress my wounds, they opened again .
Start bagging while I dress the wound.
My brother tried to dress the wound.
I'll survive if we go home and dress the wound.
Dress the wound, then get an X-ray.
I need you to dress this wound.
We'll stay long enough for you to stem the bleeding and dress his wound, no more than that.
All I can really do is I can dress their wounds and try to comfort them.
I managed to get him back to my house and dress his wounds.
Put in the locking screws and dress the wound.
- You didn't dress your wound.
Get him on the bed where I can dress the wound.
Tonight we dress our wounds... bury our dead.
The remainder of his proposals serve to dress the wounds that this option will cause.
Why would Riley kill him and then dress his wounds?
I'll dress these wounds. I promise.

Alternatives:

bandage a wound
treat a wound
cover a wound
apply a dressing to a wound
care for a wound

pad a wound

This phrase is correct but less commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when referring to applying a soft material to protect or cushion the wound.

Examples:

He padded the wound with cotton before bandaging it.
The nurse carefully padded the wound to reduce pressure.

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This pad healed the wound but you've lost a lot of blood.
Connor did my brake pads a couple months ago.
This showed up at runabout pad A.
Aquino went nowhere near pad A.
Commands are overrides of security fields approaching runabout pad A.
l found a security bypass module at runabout pad A.
Check under his shirt, see if there's a wound.
Tommy caught a wound like this on a hay rake.
There's a lonelys there, a wound that...
It'll help heal a wound from an Alpha.
There's a wound on his chest... gunshot.
Blood loss is definitely minimal for such a wound.
You've already taken a wound in service to the crown.
I've taken a wound from local authorities.
This guy is still in a wound so fresh.
There's a wound on her lumbar region.
It's tough to heal that deep a wound.
A bandage to ease a wound.
I have a wound to flush in four.
Perhaps we still suffer from a psychic pain, a wound.

Alternatives:

cushion a wound
protect a wound with padding
apply padding to a wound
place a pad on a wound
use a wound pad

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