I am, with very kind regards,
Sincerely yours,
LAURENCE V. BENET
1 encl.
The Carrel Treatment of Wounds.
The Carrel treatment consists in thorough irrigation guided by the bacteriological observation of the wound.
For the irrigation of the wound, Carrel has chosen a certain size of rubber tube about 4 mm. in diameter into which he punches small holes at intervals. The one end of this tube is shut, the other end is allowed to protrude from the dressing.
On the surface wound, the tube is laid over the wound in the direction of the greatest diameter of the wound with the open end towards the most elevated part.
In perforating wounds, the tube or several tubes, when the wound is large, are passed through from both sides, or pushed into cavities or pockets that may exist.