After
assuring privacy the dress was removed and the child
covered with top sheet. A sponge was then used to
dab over the face and neck without touching the eyes
and kept at the edge of the basin. A second sponge
was used to dab one arm starting from the acromion
process and proceeding laterally till the fingers and
then medially reaching the axilla. The sponge cloth
was left in the axillary pit. The same was done for the
other arm. For the legs, a sponge cloth was used to
dab from the groin proceeding laterally till the feet
and then medially reaching the groin. The sponge
cloth was kept on the fold of the groin. The abdomen
and back were dabbed with the first sponge kept at
the edge of the basin. The procedure was completed
in 15 minutes, when the child was dabbed dry.