Cotton Balls

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Cotton Balls
Cotton Balls
General
Category	Item
Encumbrance	0.1
Cotton Balls
Function	Douse with alcohol
Cotton Balls Doused in Alcohol
Function	Disinfect wounds
Alcohol Drunk	4
Technical details
Item ID	See Item IDs

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Used to sterilize wounds and aid recovery from infection.

— Cotton balls doused in alcohol in-game tooltip.

Cotton balls are an item used in first aid.

Usage

Main article: First Aid

Cotton balls can be disinfected with a bottle of disinfectant or whiskey, producing cotton balls doused in alcohol. They are used to disinfect a wound before applying a bandage reducing the chance of the wound becoming infected.

Alcohol doused cotton balls are single use items.

Crafting

Product	XP gained	Skill(s)	Recipe	Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2
Cotton Balls Doused in Alcohol	0 XP	none		Cotton Balls (consumed)	One of: Bottle of Disinfectant (1 unit) Bourbon (10 units) (consumed)

Distribution

Cotton balls can be found in first aid kits, medical cabinets, and in several places within a pharmacy.

Item IDs

Vehicle type	Class name
Cotton Balls	Base.CottonBalls
Cotton Balls Doused in Alcohol	Base.AlcoholedCottonBalls

Code

From newitems.txt (Project Zomboid directory/media/scripts/)

Cotton Balls Retrieved: Build 40.43

	item CottonBalls
		Weight		= 0.1,
		Type		= Normal,
		DisplayName	= Cotton Balls,
		Icon		= CottonBalls,

Cotton Balls Doused in Alcohol Retrieved: Build 40.43

	item AlcoholedCottonBalls
		Type			= Drainable,
		UseDelta		= 1,
		UseWhileEquipped	= FALSE,
		DisplayName		= Cotton Balls Doused in Alcohol,
		Icon			= CottonBalls,
		Weight			= 0.1,
		AlcoholPower		= 4,
		Tooltip			= Tooltip_AlcoholBandage,

See also

• General First Aid
• Player Health