Medical Satchel
| Medical Satchel | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Bag or Container |
| Worn On | Shoulder |
| Capacity | 12 |
| Weight Reduction | 65% |
| Weight | 1 |
| Run Speed | -1% |
| Can Tear | No |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.Bag_Satchel_Medical
|
The Medical Satchel is a shoulder bag marked for medical use. It is a mid-sized bag that hangs from the shoulder and leaves both hands free. It often comes packed with first aid supplies.
Its main strength is the mix of good weight relief and a handy medical haul. It takes nearly two thirds of the weight off what it holds. Its main cost is modest space, well below that of a backpack.
Medical satchels are found mostly on the shelves of army surplus stores and pawn shops. Nurses' dressers and hospital lockers hold one only rarely. The Tailor is the best occupation for bags and containers. It starts with the most Tailoring skill.
Carrying
The satchel is worn on the shoulder, in the same body spot as shoulder pads. It holds a moderate load and barely slows running at all. A backpack can still go on the back at the same time.
It belongs to a family of satchels with the same shape. The plain Satchel, the Mail Satchel and the Military Satchel match it exactly in space, weight relief and own weight. The Leather Satchel holds a touch more. A Duffel Bag on the back holds half again as much, but it slows running more.
A fresh satchel is worth checking before it is emptied. Alcohol Wipes, a Bandage, an Adhesive Bandage and a Suture Needle each turn up about a quarter of the time. Painkillers and a Stethoscope are also common. Less often it holds Cotton Balls, Forceps, a Scalpel, Medical Shears, Surgical Gloves, a Surgical Mask or Sleeping Pills.
The satchel makes a good dedicated medical kit. Bandages and disinfectant stay together, ready for a quick patch-up after a fight.
Locations
Army surplus stores give the best odds, with metal shelves and shelves holding one in about one check in four. Pawn shop shelves are nearly as good, and pawn shop counters hold one about one time in nine. Nurses' dressers hold one now and then. Hospital lockers, fire station lockers, army storage and the medicine cabinets of survivor safehouses give one only rarely.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Army surplus | Metal shelves | 27.8% |
| Army surplus | Shelves | 27.8% |
| Nurse | Dresser | 1.7% |
| Break room | Locker | 0.3% |
| Changing room | Locker | 0.3% |
| Fire station storage | Locker | 0.2% |
| Army storage | Metal shelves | 0.1% |
| Army storage | Military crate | 0.1% |
| Army storage | Other | 0.1% |
| Hospital room | Metal shelves | 0.1% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Pawn shop | Metal shelves | 22.2% |
| Pawn shop | Shelves | 22.2% |
| Pawn shop | Counter | 11.1% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Survivor safehouse | Medicine cabinet | 0.6% |
| Survivor safehouse | Counter | 0.5% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Medicine cabinet | 0.4% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Counter | 0.2% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Medicine cabinet | 0.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Counter | <0.1% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Bathroom | Locker | 0.3% |
| Hospital hallway | Locker | 0.3% |
| Fire station garage | Locker | 0.2% |
| Garage storage | Locker | 0.2% |
| Hospital hallway | Metal shelves | 0.1% |
Notes
- A newly found medical satchel often holds bandages and a suture needle.
- Any satchel of the same size does the same job, so the choice comes down to looks.
- Keeping medical supplies in the satchel makes them quick to find in an emergency.
- The bag also burns as fire fuel or tinder.
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