Box of Suture Needles
| Box of Suture Needles | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | First Aid |
| Weight | 1 |
| Contains | 12 Suture Needle |
| Crafting Skill | None |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.SutureNeedleBox
|
The Box of Suture Needles is a sealed carton of surgical needles. It opens into twelve Suture Needles.
Suture needles close deep wounds. The box is a key find for any survivor who fights up close. Twelve needles can stitch many deep cuts and bites. The box is an uncommon find, mostly in clinics and medical storage rooms. The Doctor is the best occupation for first aid. It starts with the most First Aid skill. The Nurse and the Park Ranger also start with some First Aid skill.
How to Use Box of Suture Needles
A double click on the box opens it. The Unpack Box recipe does the same from the crafting menu. It turns the box into twelve Suture Needles.
Each needle sits under the Stitch option on the health panel. Stitching closes a deep wound after any glass or bullet is out and the wound is disinfected. A Bandage goes on top once the stitches are in.
Loose needles can go back into a box. The Pack Items in Box recipe takes twelve Suture Needles and makes a new Box of Suture Needles. Packing them keeps the stock in one slot and saves a little weight.
How to Craft Box of Suture Needles
Each recipe that makes Box of Suture Needles is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Pack Items in Box
The Pack Items in Box recipe makes Box of Suture Needles. It needs no skill level.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suture Needle | 
|
12x | No | /additem Base.SutureNeedle
|
Used in Crafting
These recipes take Box of Suture Needles as an ingredient or a part.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unpack Box | Suture Needle |
|
- | None | /additem Base.SutureNeedle
|
Locations
Clinic counters, dentist side tables and medical storage rooms give the best odds. Even they hold one less than one time in ten. Survivor safehouse medicine cabinets and counters hold one now and then. Dentists, hospital storage rooms, pharmacy storage and kennels hold one only rarely. Coroner offices, morgues and army storage are rarer still. Overall the box is an uncommon find.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Dentist | Side table | 8% |
| Medical | Counter | 8% |
| Medical storage | Counter | 8% |
| Medical storage | Metal shelves | 8% |
| Medical | Other | 3.9% |
| Dentist | Counter | 3.2% |
| Dentist storage | Other | 3.2% |
| Hospital storage | Other | 3.2% |
| Kennels | Counter | 3.2% |
| Coroner office | Counter | 1.6% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Survivor safehouse | Medicine cabinet | 4.8% |
| Survivor safehouse | Counter | 3.8% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Medicine cabinet | 1.7% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Counter | 0.7% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Counter | 0.3% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Medicine cabinet | 0.3% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Pharmacy storage | Other | 3.2% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Inside a bag or case | First aid kit camping | 0.3% |
Notes
- A double click on the box opens it.
- Twelve loose needles pack back into one box.
- The packed box weighs a little less than its loose contents.
- A full box covers a long stretch of deep wounds.
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