wet pack
a type of bath in which wet sheets are applied to the patient.
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How to use wet pack in a sentence
The men cursed volubly as they worked over the animal and readjusted the wet pack, which had slipped to one side.
Mystery Ranch | Arthur Chapman"We've been using the ice-pack and wet-pack to bring down the temperature in place of the cold bath," the doctor explained.
A Man's Woman | Frank NorrisShe removed the wet pack from his head and carefully cleaned the wound.
Ashton Kirk, Secret Agent | John T. McIntyreThere are two general methods of canning shrimp—the "dry pack" and "wet pack."
Every Step in Canning | Grace Viall GrayThere is nothing able to relieve the patient as much as the dampness of the wet pack.
Hydriatic treatment of Scarlet Fever in its Different Forms | Charles Munde
British Dictionary definitions for wet pack
med a hot or cold damp sheet or blanket for wrapping around a patient
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