Bandage
| Bandage | |
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| Class | Bandage |
| Treats |
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| Health Panel |
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| Weight | 0.1 |
| Fire Fuel | Yes |
| Bandage Power | 4 |
| After Use | Bandage (Dirty) |
| Crafting Skill | None |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.Bandage
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The Bandage is a clean roll of cloth for covering wounds and burns. It stops a wound from bleeding and lets it start to heal.
Every survivor needs a supply, from the first scratch to the last fight. A clean Bandage keeps a wound covered for a long time. A First Aid expert makes it last even longer. Its strength is reuse, since a used Bandage comes off dirty and can be washed clean again. Its cost is upkeep, because a dirty Bandage on a wound invites infection.
Bandages are found as loot in medicine cabinets, hospitals and nurses' supplies. A Box of Bandages opens into twelve of them. The Doctor is the best occupation for bandages. It starts with the most First Aid skill. The Nurse and the Park Ranger also start with some First Aid skill.
How to Use Bandage
The Bandage sits under two health panel options. Bandage covers a cut, scratch, bite or other open wound. Clean Burn treats a burn on the chosen body part.
Bandaging is the last step in caring for a wound. Glass or a bullet comes out first, then the wound is disinfected, then stitched if it is deep. The Bandage goes on top to stop the bleeding.
A clean Bandage holds far longer than an adhesive one. The Bandage - Adhesive suits only small scratches and is thrown away when it comes off. A Bandage (Sterilized) holds just as long as a plain one and also guards the wound against infection.
The Disinfect Rag recipe soaks a Bandage in Rubbing Alcohol, Vodka or Whiskey to make a Bandage (Sterilized). The Disinfect Bandage recipe does the same with water. Twelve Bandages pack into a Box of Bandages with the Pack Items in Box recipe.
Upkeep
After some time on a wound, the Bandage turns into a Bandage (Dirty). How soon depends on the wound and on the First Aid skill of whoever applied it. A dirty Bandage should be swapped for a clean one, since it raises the chance of infection.
The Clean Bandage recipe washes a dirty one back into a clean Bandage. It takes water from a container. Washing keeps a small stock going for a long time.
How to Craft Bandage
Each recipe that makes the Bandage is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Clean Bandage
The Clean Bandage recipe makes the Bandage. It needs no skill level.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bandage (Dirty) | 
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1x | No | /additem Base.BandageDirty
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| Canteen | 
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0.5 L | No | /additem Base.CanteenMilitary
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Unpack Box
The Unpack Box recipe makes the Bandage. It needs no skill level.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Box of Bandages | 
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1x | No | /additem Base.BandageBox
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Used in Crafting
These recipes take the Bandage as an ingredient or a part.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disinfect Bandage | Bandage (Sterilized) | 
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- | None | /additem Base.AlcoholBandage
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| Disinfect Rag | Bandage (Sterilized) |
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- | None | /additem Base.AlcoholBandage
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| Pack Items in Box | Box of Bandages |
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- | None | /additem Base.BandageBox
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Locations
Medicine cabinets in almost any building hold a Bandage most of the time. Medical caches are another strong find. Medicine cabinets in police stations, security rooms and waiting rooms hold them fairly often. Nurses carry them on their bodies and in their boxes, crates and counters. Hospital rooms and hallways stock them on metal shelves. Laboratories, dentists, clinics and pharmacies hold them now and then. Overall the Bandage is one of the most common medical finds.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Any building | Medicine cabinet | 69.9% |
| Hospital hallway | Metal shelves | 28.8% |
| Any building | Military crate | 11.2% |
| Bathroom | Medicine cabinet | 6.9% |
| Hospital hallway | Counter | 4% |
| Bathroom | Shelves | 3.7% |
| Bathroom | Counter | 3.3% |
| Hospital hallway | Desk | 3.3% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Medical cache | Medical box | 59.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Freezer | 45.1% |
| Survivor safehouse | Medicine cabinet | 12% |
| Survivor safehouse | Counter | 9.6% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Medicine cabinet | 6.7% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Counter | 2.7% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Counter | 1.3% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Medicine cabinet | 1.3% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Police SWAT room | Medicine cabinet | 34.2% |
| Security | Medicine cabinet | 34.2% |
| Waiting room | Medicine cabinet | 34.2% |
| Nurse | Cardboard box | 31.6% |
| Nurse | Counter | 31.6% |
| Nurse | Crate | 31.6% |
| Nurse | Metal shelves | 31.6% |
| Hospital room | Metal shelves | 28.8% |
| Nurse | Medicine cabinet | 28.6% |
| Laboratory | Desk | 18.9% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Nurse | Body | 32.6% |
| Inside a bag or case | First aid kit | 4.9% |
| Inside a bag or case | Hiking bag | 4.3% |
| Inside a bag or case | Alice belt sus | 2.9% |
| Inside a bag or case | Alicepack army | 2.3% |
| Inside a bag or case | First aid kit camping | 1.7% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Nurse | Small box | 31.6% |
| Pharmacy | Counter | 11.6% |
| Pharmacy storage | Counter | 11.6% |
| Pharmacy storage | Other | 11.6% |
| Pharmacy storage | Desk | 3.3% |
Notes
- The tooltip says to right click on the health panel to use it.
- A dirty Bandage still stops bleeding, but swapping it soon lowers the risk of infection.
- A spare Bandage burns as tinder or fuel in a fire.
- A sterilised Bandage is the better choice for a wound that is already infected.
- Washing dirty Bandages keeps a supply going without more looting.
All Medical Categories
All Bandages
| Name | Image | Skill | Weight | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bandage - Adhesive | 
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None | 0.05 | /additem Base.Bandaid
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| Splint | 
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None | 1 | /additem Base.Splint
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| Name | Image | Weight | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bandage |
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0.1 | /additem Base.Bandage
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| Bandage (Dirty) |
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0.1 | /additem Base.BandageDirty
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| Bandage (Sterilized) |
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0.1 | /additem Base.AlcoholBandage
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| Box of Adhesive Bandages |
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1 | /additem Base.AdhesiveBandageBox
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| Box of Bandages |
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1 | /additem Base.BandageBox
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