Cotton Balls Doused in Alcohol
| Cotton Balls Doused in Alcohol | |
|---|---|
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| Class | First Aid |
| Treats | Infection |
| Health Panel | Disinfect |
| Weight | 0.1 |
| Uses | about 1 |
| Disinfect Strength | 4 |
| Crafting Skill | None |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Crafted |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.AlcoholedCottonBalls
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Cotton Balls Doused in Alcohol are a wad of cotton soaked in alcohol for cleaning wounds. They fight infection in a wound before it is bandaged.
They suit a survivor who has plenty of cotton and a bottle of alcohol. Each soaked wad cleans a wound as strongly as a dose from Alcohol Wipes. Their cost is that each wad is gone after a single use.
They are made rather than found. The Douse Cotton in Alcohol recipe soaks Cotton Balls in Rubbing Alcohol, Vodka or Whiskey. 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 Cotton Balls Doused in Alcohol
The soaked cotton sits under the Disinfect option on the health panel. A right click on a wounded body part shows the option. Disinfecting comes after any glass or bullet is removed and before the wound is stitched or bandaged.
A disinfected wound is far less likely to turn infected. A fresh dose also helps an infected wound recover. Like any disinfectant, it stings and adds a little pain for a while.
Making it uses the Douse Cotton in Alcohol recipe. It takes one Cotton Balls and a small splash of Rubbing Alcohol, Vodka or Whiskey from a container. A single bottle of alcohol can soak many wads of cotton this way.
Alcohol Wipes match it in strength and hold about five doses per pack. The Bottle of Disinfectant also matches it and holds about three doses. The soaked cotton is the cheapest of the three to make when alcohol is easy to find.
Upkeep
Each wad of soaked cotton gives one dose. It is used up after that single use on the health panel. Soaking cotton only when needed keeps the alcohol for other uses.
How to Craft Cotton Balls Doused in Alcohol
Each recipe that makes the Cotton Balls Doused in Alcohol is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Douse Cotton in Alcohol
The Douse Cotton in Alcohol recipe makes the Cotton Balls Doused in Alcohol. It needs no skill level.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cotton Balls | 
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1x | No | /additem Base.CottonBalls
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| Bottle of Disinfectant | 
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0.1 L | No | /additem Base.Disinfectant
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Locations
Soaked cotton comes only from crafting. The Cotton Balls for it turn up in medicine cabinets, clinics, pharmacies and morgues. A Box of Cotton Balls opens into twelve of them, enough for twelve doses.
Notes
- The tooltip says it sterilises wounds and aids recovery from infection.
- Vodka and Whiskey work as well as Rubbing Alcohol in the recipe.
- Painkillers ease the extra pain from the sting.
- One soaked wad cleans one wound.
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