First Aid

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Overview

First Aid is a crafting skill used to treat the player's injuries. As the skill level increases, the player will perform medical interactions faster, make bandages and poultices last longer, make splints more effective and heal fractures faster and evaluate the severity of wounds and infections. Contrary to popular belief, first aid does not make wounds such as scratches or lacerations heal faster. Experience is gained by players treating themselves or other players.

Usage

Treatment is carried out by right clicking on the body in the health status window, or right clicking the health status text if injuries are present. Treatment requires materials, even basic ones such as Ripped Sheets and/or Bourbon. Injuries are indicated by bleeding and/or injured moodles. First Aid will not reduce or change the chance of zombification from a zombie scratch or bite.

Occupations & traits

Occupations

Name	Points	Notes
Doctor	+3 First Aid	N/A
Nurse	+2 First Aid +1 Lightfooted	N/A

Traits

Name	Points	Notes
First Aider	+1 First Aid	Both can be taken with either occupation
Former Scout	+1 First Aid +1 Foraging	Both can be taken with either occupation

First Aid flow

First, identify the type of wound and its location.

• For a scratch or laceration, disinfect and bandage to stop the bleeding. Change bandages out whenever they get dirty, and be sure to clean bandages as soon as possible so they can be safely reused.
• For deeper injuries, first remove any foreign objects (such as bullets or glass shards) in the wound, then disinfect, and stitch up the wound using a needle and thread or suture needle. Bandaging is optional, but may help prevent possible infections.
• For deep internal injuries such as fractures, apply a splint if possible (note: head and torso fractures cannot be splinted), then bandage. Fractures can take a very long time to heal.
• Burns should be cleaned frequently and otherwise treated like other injuries. Sterilized bandages are strongly recommended if available. Note that burns take much longer to heal than normal injuries.
• For a bite, similar to scratch or laceration, disinfect and bandage to stop the bleeding. Change bandages out whenever they get dirty, and be sure to clean bandages as soon as possible so they can be safely reused. However, there is a 100% chance the character will become infected and eventually die from zombification, unless the option is turned off in sandbox. If bites are surviveable, they heal much longer than laceration.

Once the immediate crisis is averted, all that remains is to monitor the patient's status. Bandages should be kept clean and switched out whenever they become dirty, painkillers can be administered when necessary, antibiotics should be provided to treat wound infections if available (but don't waste them on someone who definitely has the Knox Infection), and so on.

Items

Bandages

Bandages are used to treat injuries and will stop wounds from bleeding. Bandages will become dirty over time, but can be washed with clean water in the player's inventory. Getting bandaged by a doctor with high first aid skill will cause the bandages to last longer before becoming dirty. Sterilized bandages prevent the wound of getting infected and reduce the level of any current wound infection. Dirty bandages increases infection chance.

Icon	Name	Weight	Bandage Power
	Adhesive Bandages	0.05	1.5
	Bandage	0.1	4.0
	Sterilized Bandage	0.1	4.0
	Dirty Bandage	0.1	0.5
	Denim Strips	0.05	2.0
	Dirty Denim Strips	0.05	0.5
	Leather Strips	0.05	2.0
	Dirty Leather Strips	0.05	0.5
	Ripped Sheets	0.05	2.0
	Sterilized Rag	0.05	2.0
	Dirty Rag	0.05	0.5

Suture

Surgical suture (also known as stitches) or suture is a medical procedure used to hold together a wound after an injury or surgery. The usage involves using a suture needle with sterile lengths of thread to stitch the wound closed. The material of the suture thread varies, and are commonly absorbable by the body for full healing.

Name	Description	Weight
Suture Needle	Consumed when used, and the amount of pain when used is small.	0.1
Needle + Thread	Can be used instead of a Suture Needle with Thread, but pain is stronger than the Suture Needle when used.	0.1 + 0.1
Suture Needle Holder	An optional item that increases the speed and reduces the pain when it's in inventory during the procedure.	0.1

Disinfection

Wounds can be sterilized using Bottle of Disinfectant, Bourbon, Cotton Balls or Alcohol Wipes. This prevents injuries from getting infected. Existing infected wounds can be disinfected to improve their healing rate.

Bandages can be disinfected with Bottle of Disinfectant, Bourbon or boiled water in a Cooking Pot or Saucepan.

Infected wounds cause additional pain.

Name	Disinfect Power	Weight
Bottle of Disinfectant	3	0.3
Bourbon	2	0.7
Cotton Balls Doused in Alcohol	4	0.1
Alcohol Wipes	4	0.3

Medicine

Medicine are types of pills with varying effects, from reducing fatigue to inducing sleep, while antibiotics help the player fight non-zombie sicknesses, allowing them to get better sooner.

Item	Description	Weight
Antibiotics	Reduces the strength wound infection	0.1
Antidepressants	Reduces the player's unhappiness	0.2
Beta Blockers	Reduces the player's panic	0.2
Painkillers	Reduces the player's pain	0.2
Sleeping Tablets	Increases the player's tiredness	0.2
Vitamins	Decreases the player's tiredness	0.2

Splint

Splints are used to help treat fractured limbs, which severely reduce player's capabilities.

In combination with level 4 First Aid fractures heal 250% faster.

Being well fed adds a separate and additional 30% to the healing rate of Injuries.

Item	Description	Weight
Splint	A suppоrt used to help mend a fractured bone	1

Medicinal Plants

Main article: Medicinal plants

There are seven different types of medicinal herbs, with each having a unique effect applying to the player's health once consumed. Plantain, comfrey, and wild garlic must first be crafted into a poultice using a mortar and pestle, whilst the others can be consumed raw.

Item	Description	Weight
Black Sage	Provides mild pain relief.	0.1
Comfrey	Aids recovery from broken bones when applied as a poultice.	0.1 / 0.2
Common Mallow	Eat to relieve cold and flu symptoms.	0.1
Ginseng	Eat to restore endurance.	0.1
Lemongrass	Eat to soothe bouts of food poisoning.	0.1
Plantain	Aids recovery from wounds when applied as a poultice.	0.1 / 0.2
Wild Garlic	Helps to fight against infection when applied as poultice.	0.1 / 0.2

Misc

Tools either used to remove foreign objects in the body, such as shards of glass or bullets, or other uses.

Item	Description	Weight
Tweezers	Used to remove foreign objects in the body	0.1
Suture Needle Holder	Used to remove foreign objects in the body	0.1
Tissue	Used to mute cough and sneezes caused by a cold	0.1

Skill books

Skill books give an experience multiplier.

Item	Effect	Weight	Pages	Base ID
First Aid Vol. 1	3x experience for levels 1-2 in First Aid	0.8	220	Base.BookFirstAid1
First Aid Vol. 2	5x experience for levels 3-4 in First Aid	0.8	260	Base.BookFirstAid2
First Aid Vol. 3	8x experience for levels 5-6 in First Aid	0.8	300	Base.BookFirstAid3
First Aid Vol. 4	12x experience for levels 7-8 in First Aid	0.8	340	Base.BookFirstAid4
First Aid Vol. 5	16x experience for levels 9-10 in First Aid	0.8	380	Base.BookFirstAid5

Recipes

Main article: Crafting (health)

General

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)
Leather Strips	0 XP	none		Dirty Leather Strips (consumed)	Water (1 unit) (consumed)
Denim Strips	0 XP	none		Dirty Denim Strips (consumed)	Water (1 unit) (consumed)
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)
Splint	0 XP	none		One of: Plank Tree Branch Sturdy Stick (consumed)	One of: Dirty Rag Ripped Sheets (consumed)
Cotton Balls Doused in Alcohol	0 XP	none		Cotton Balls (consumed)	One of: Bottle of Disinfectant (1 unit) Bourbon (10 units) (consumed)

Poultices

Main article: Poultice

Product	XP gained	Skill(s)	Recipe	Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2
Plantain Poultice	0 XP	none		Mortar and Pestle (keep)	Plantain x5 (consumed)
Comfrey Poultice	0 XP	none		Mortar and Pestle (keep)	Comfrey x5 (consumed)
Wild Garlic Poultice	0 XP	none		Mortar and Pestle (keep)	Wild Garlic x5 (consumed)

Trivia

• Similar to First Aid Kit, First Aid trait has its icon changed from a brown cross to green, after issues other games had with depiction of Red Cross. Old image: .