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No longer used in health careexcept in the rare instance it's scented. <ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2017/02/scented-packing-gauze/ Scented Packing Gauze Makes Abscesses Fresh and Fun]</ref> '''3" x 3" gauze''' (or '''3 x 3''' in short) was phased out after a '''3 x 3''' failed to take care of patient Joseph Hails back in 1917.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2015/01/medical-gauze/ This Day in Medical History: Patient Bled to Death When Only a 3 x 3 Gauze Was Available]</ref> Hails is the founder of the revolutionary [[4" x 4" Gauze|4" x 4" gauze]], created that same year.