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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. Wound infections do not affect the recovery time, threfore, since not having any bandage applied stops healing, it is reccomended to not remove badages, even if they get dirty.

An infected wound can be treated by applying a sterilized bandage to the wound. Sterilized bandages have the same rate of becoming dirty as regular bandages, but they improve the healing rate when used.

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,Bullet
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	Ingredients	Tools	Requirements	Workstation	XP
Bandage	Dirty Bandage ×1 Water ×1 unit(s)	none	none	none	none
Ripped Sheets	Dirty Rag ×1 Water ×1 unit(s)	none	none	none	none

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	Ingredients	Tools	Requirements	Workstation	XP
Sterilized Bandage	One of: Bottle of Disinfectant ×3 unit(s) Bourbon ×10 unit(s) Cooking Pot ×1 Saucepan ×1 Each of: Bandage ×1	none	none	none	none
Sterilized Rag	One of: Bottle of Disinfectant ×3 unit(s) Bourbon ×10 unit(s) Cooking Pot ×1 Saucepan ×1 Each of: Ripped Sheets ×1	none	none	none	none

Distribution

The loot distributions can be found in the table(s) below.

Bandage distribution Show / Hide

Effective chance calculations are based off of default loot settings, and median zombie density. The higher the density of zombies in an area, the higher the effective chance of an item spawning. Chance is also influenced by the lucky and unlucky traits.

Containers

Building/Room	Container	Effective chance
Bag_ALICEpack	Bag_ALICEpack	1.01%
Bag_ALICEpack_Army	Bag_ALICEpack_Army	1.01%
Bag_BigHikingBag	Bag_BigHikingBag	1.01%
Bag_DoctorBag	Bag_DoctorBag	6.41%
Bag_DoctorBag	Bag_DoctorBag	12.41%
Bag_DoctorBag	Bag_DoctorBag	30.41%
Bag_MedicalBag	Bag_MedicalBag	12.41%
Bag_MedicalBag	Bag_MedicalBag	23.28%
Bag_MedicalBag	Bag_MedicalBag	51.57%
Bag_Military	Bag_Military	1.01%
Bag_NormalHikingBag	Bag_NormalHikingBag	1.01%
Bag_SurvivorBag	Bag_SurvivorBag	12.41%
FirstAidKit	FirstAidKit	6.41%
FirstAidKit	FirstAidKit	12.41%
FirstAidKit	FirstAidKit	30.41%
MedicalCache1	MedicalBox	23.28%
Nurse	crate	23.28%
Nurse	metal_shelves	23.28%
SafehouseLoot	counter	23.28%
SafehouseLoot	medicine	23.28%
all	medicine	15.1%
all	militarycrate	23.28%
bathroom	counter	15.1%
bathroom	medicine	15.1%
bathroom	shelves	15.1%
dentiststorage	metal_shelves	23.28%
dentiststorage	metal_shelves	41.14%
hospitalstorage	metal_shelves	23.28%
hospitalstorage	metal_shelves	41.14%
kennels	counter	23.28%
kennels	metal_shelves	23.28%
kennels	metal_shelves	41.14%
laboratory	crate	23.28%
laboratory	desk	23.28%
laboratory	metal_shelves	23.28%
medical	counter	23.28%
medical	metal_shelves	23.28%
medical	metal_shelves	41.14%
medical	wardrobe	23.28%
medicalstorage	counter	23.28%
medicalstorage	metal_shelves	23.28%
medicalstorage	metal_shelves	41.14%
pharmacy	counter	23.28%
pharmacy	metal_shelves	23.28%
pharmacy	metal_shelves	41.14%
pharmacystorage	counter	23.28%
pharmacystorage	metal_shelves	23.28%
pharmacystorage	metal_shelves	41.14%
pharmacystorage	shelves	23.28%
pharmacystorage	shelves	41.14%
prisoncells	wardrobe	2.1%

Vehicles

Type	Container	Effective chance
Ambulance	Glove Box	23.28%
Ambulance	Glove Box	41.14%
Ambulance	Trunk	23.28%
Carpenter	Glove Box	10.78%
Construction Worker	Glove Box	10.78%
Distillery	Glove Box	10.78%
Doctor	Glove Box	23.28%
Doctor	Trunk	23.28%
Electrician	Glove Box	10.78%
Farmer	Glove Box	10.78%
Fire	Glove Box	10.78%
Fire	Trunk	23.28%
Fisherman	Glove Box	10.78%
Fossoil	Glove Box	10.78%
All	Glove Box	10.78%
Golf	Glove Box	10.78%
Heralds	Glove Box	10.78%
Hunter	Glove Box	10.78%
Mass Gen Fac	Glove Box	10.78%
McCoy	Glove Box	10.78%
Metal Welder	Glove Box	10.78%
Painter	Glove Box	10.78%
Police	Glove Box	10.78%
Postal	Glove Box	10.78%
Radio	Glove Box	10.78%
Ranger	Glove Box	10.78%
Spiffo	Glove Box	10.78%
Survivalist	Glove Box	10.78%
Transit	Glove Box	10.78%

BandageDirty distribution Show / Hide

Effective chance calculations are based off of default loot settings, and median zombie density. The higher the density of zombies in an area, the higher the effective chance of an item spawning. Chance is also influenced by the lucky and unlucky traits.

Containers

Building/Room	Container	Effective chance
all	bin	3.98%
bar	bin	3.98%
barkitchen	bin	3.98%
barstorage	bin	3.98%
beergarden	bin	3.98%
motelroomoccupied	bin	3.98%

B andages 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

Code snippet! This section contains source code from Project ZomboidShow / Hide

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