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Bandage

General

Category

Household
First Aid (sterile)

Encumbrance

0.1

Function

Stop bleeding
Prevent/cure infection

Effect

Alcohol

True (sterile)

Bandage power

4
0.5 (dirty)

Technical

Item ID

Base.Bandage
Base.BandageDirty
Base.AlcoholBandage

“

Right click on your health panel to use.

— Bandage in-game tooltip.

“

Used to sterilize wounds and aid recovery from infection.

— Sterilized Bandage in-game tooltip.

A bandage is an item used in first aid.

Usage

Main article: First Aid

Basic usage

A bandage is primarily used to stop the player from bleeding, by applying it to the wound. It can be used on various injuries, including wounds and burns. After some time, depending on the wound and player's First Aid skill, the bandage will become a dirty bandage, which once removed will grant the player some first aid experience.

Wound infection

If a bleeding wound is left untreated, the player will continue to lose health until they eventually die. Leaving a wound untreated can also lead to it becoming infected depending on the player's clothing, the type of wound and whether a dirty bandage is left on. A dirty bandage can be left on a wound to stop the bleeding, however this will give the wound the highest possible chance of becoming infected, therefore is not advised. Instead, once a bandage becomes dirty, it should be removed and replaced by a clean bandage.

An infected wound can be treated by applying a sterilized bandage to the wound. It is best used prior to the wound getting infected however, this is due to it stopping the possibility of infection entirely. Sterilized bandages have the same rate of becoming dirty as regular bandages.

Types of wounds

In most cases, applying a bandage, whether it be sterilized or not, increases the rate of healing. The only exception to this rule are stitches. Applying a bandage to a stitch will actually decrease the healing rate, therefore taking longer to heal.

This section may have claims which require verification.

This table was last updated build 39 and does not take into account the changes to wounds in build 41.

Healing rate of bandaged wounds.

Type of wound	Healing rate (unbandaged)	Healing rate (bandaged)	Bandage life	Other
Scratch	100	15	800	N/A
Bite	500	10	10	N/A
Bleeding	200	20	30 5 (deep wound)	3x105 Glass
Deep wound	5000	500	10	3x105 Glass
Burn	500	10	10	N/A
Infected	N/A	N/A	20	60 Sterilized Bandage
Stitch	20	+40	10	N/A

Note: the values in this table are arbitrary and are used purely as an example for comparing the different variables. The actual game values/mechanics are much more complicated than what is displayed here.

Crafting

Cleaning bandages

Dirty bandages can be cleaned with water, returning them to a regular bandage.

Product	XP gained	Skill(s)	Recipe	Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2
Bandage	0 XP	none		Dirty Bandage (consumed)	Water (1 unit) (consumed)
Ripped Sheets	0 XP	none		Dirty Rag (consumed)	Water (1 unit) (consumed)

Disinfecting bandages

A bandage can be disinfected by either soaking it in bourbon or disinfectant, or boiling a pot of water and adding a bandage to it, which will also clean a dirty bandage.

Product	XP gained	Skill(s)	Recipe	Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2
Sterilized Bandage	0 XP	none		Bandage (consumed)	One of: Bottle of Disinfectant (3 units) Bourbon (10 units) Cooking Pot (5 units) (Heat: -0.22) Saucepan (10 units) (Heat: -0.22) (consumed)
Sterilized Rag	0 XP	none		Ripped Sheets (consumed)	One of: Bottle of Disinfectant (3 units) Bourbon (10 units) Cooking Pot (5 units) (Heat: -0.22) Saucepan (10 units) (Heat: -0.22) (consumed)

Distribution

Bandages can be found in medical buildings and first aid kits. Dirty bandages can be found in trash bins. Sterilized bandages cannot be found in the world.

Code

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Bandage
Source: ProjectZomboid\media\scripts\newitems.txt

Retrieved: Build 41.78.16

item Bandage
    {
        DisplayCategory = FirstAid,
        Count	=	1,
        Weight	=	0.1,
        AlwaysWelcomeGift	=	true,
        Type	=	Normal,
        DisplayName	=	Bandage,
        ReplaceOnUse    =   BandageDirty,
        Icon	=	Bandage,
        CanBandage	=	true,
        BandagePower    =   4,
        Tooltip = Tooltip_UseOnHealthPanel,
        Medical = TRUE,
        WorldStaticModel = Bandage,
    }

Dirty Bandage
Source: ProjectZomboid\media\scripts\newitems.txt

Retrieved: Build 41.78.16

item BandageDirty
    {
        DisplayCategory = FirstAid,
        Count	=	1,
        Weight	=	0.1,
        AlwaysWelcomeGift	=	true,
        Type	=	Normal,
        DisplayName	=	Dirty Bandage,
        Icon	=	BandageDirty,
        CanBandage	=	true,
        BandagePower    =   0.5,
        Medical = TRUE,
        WorldStaticModel = BandageDirty,
    }

Sterilized Bandage
Source: ProjectZomboid\media\scripts\newitems.txt

Retrieved: Build 41.78.16

item AlcoholBandage
    {
        DisplayCategory = FirstAid,
        Count	=	1,
        Weight	=	0.1,
        AlwaysWelcomeGift	=	true,
        Type	=	Normal,
        DisplayName	=	Sterilized Bandage,
        ReplaceOnUse    =   BandageDirty,
        Alcoholic	=	TRUE,
        Icon	=	Bandage,
        CanBandage	=	true,
        BandagePower    =   4,
        Tooltip = Tooltip_AlcoholBandage,
        Medical = TRUE,
        WorldStaticModel = Bandage,
    }

See also

• First Aid
• Health
• Knox Infection