Rag (Sterilized)
| Rag (Sterilized) | |
|---|---|
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| Class | First Aid |
| Treats |
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| Health Panel |
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| Weight | 0.1 |
| Bandage Power | 2 |
| Sterile | Yes |
| After Use | Rag (Dirty) |
| Crafting Skill | None |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Crafted |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.AlcoholRippedSheets
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The Rag (Sterilized) is a strip of cloth made clean with alcohol or water. It serves as an improvised bandage that also guards a wound against infection.
It suits a survivor who has run short of real bandages. A sterilised rag is a cheap stand in for the real thing. It covers a wound for about half as long as a clean Bandage. Its strength is the guard against infection that comes with it.
The sterilised rag is made rather than found. The Disinfect Rag and Disinfect Bandage recipes turn a plain Rag into one. 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 Rag (Sterilized)
The sterilised rag 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 and stitched if deep. The sterilised rag goes on top and keeps working against infection while it stays clean. It is a good choice for a wound that is already infected.
A Bandage (Sterilized) does the same job and keeps the wound covered twice as long. The Bandage - Adhesive covers only small scratches.
The Disinfect Rag recipe soaks a Rag in Rubbing Alcohol, Vodka or Whiskey. The Disinfect Bandage recipe uses water instead and keeps the tool it needs.
Upkeep
The sterilised rag turns dirty over time on a wound, like any bandage. When it comes off, it leaves a Rag (Dirty). Washing the dirty rag in water turns it back into a plain Rag. One more pass through Disinfect Rag or Disinfect Bandage makes it sterile again.
Twelve sterilised rags stack into a Rag Bundle (Sterilized) with the Stack Items recipe. The Unstack recipe breaks a bundle back into twelve rags.
How to Craft Rag (Sterilized)
Each recipe that makes the Rag (Sterilized) is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Disinfect Rag
The Disinfect Rag recipe makes the Rag (Sterilized). It needs no skill level.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rag | 
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1x | No | /additem Base.RippedSheets
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| Bottle of Disinfectant | 
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0.1 L | No | /additem Base.Disinfectant
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Disinfect Bandage
The Disinfect Bandage recipe makes the Rag (Sterilized). It needs no skill level.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rag |
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1x | No | /additem Base.RippedSheets
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| Canteen | 
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0.5 L | No | /additem Base.CanteenMilitary
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Unstack
The Unstack recipe makes the Rag (Sterilized). It needs no skill level.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rag Bundle (Sterilized) | 
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1x | No | /additem Base.RippedSheetsSterilizedBundle
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Used in Crafting
These recipes take the Rag (Sterilized) as an ingredient or a part.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stack Items | Rag Bundle (Sterilized) |
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- | None | /additem Base.RippedSheetsSterilizedBundle
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Notes
- The tooltip says it can be used as an improvised bandage and guards against infection.
- It covers a wound about half as long as a clean Bandage.
- A used one turns into a Rag (Dirty), which washes back into a plain Rag.
- Vodka and Whiskey work as well as Rubbing Alcohol for sterilising.
- Bundling twelve rags keeps a stock tidy.
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