Protective dressing

A protective dressing comprising:

• a backing having a rectangular shape with first and second semicircles on opposing lateral ends;
• a transparent film releasably adjacent to the backing and having a shape complimentary to and smaller than the backing;
• at least one protective tab positioned adjacent to the transparent film;
• and,
• a stabilizing layer adjacent to the transparent film;
• wherein:
• the stabilizing layer overlays and covers a subset of a rectangular window within the transparent film;
• the stabilizing layer includes an opening extending longitudinally in relation to the transparent film and parallel to a longer side of the rectangular window and having a shape in which opposing circular ends are connected, on a first side, by way of a straight line and connected, on a second side, by way of two lines connected at an obtuse angle;
• the stabilizing layer includes a split extending from a vertex of the obtuse angle on an inner edge to an outer edge of the stabilizing layer, the perforation configured to allow a user to separate the stabilizing layer from the transparent film;
• the window is a portion of the transparent film that is one of a) does not have an adhesive coating and b) includes an adhesive coating with another layer placed over the adhesive coating to provide a non-adhesive surface;
• and
• a portion of the transparent film does have an adhesive coating.