Bandage

 

Bandage Dirty Bandage Sterilized Bandage
Bandage
Weight	0.1 (? equipped)
Function	Main Sterilized Bandage Stop bleeding Prevent or cure infected wounds
Capacity	Unlimited
Location	First Aid Kit Pharmacy, hospital, bathroom Trash bins (Dirty bandage) Zombie corpses (Dirty bandage) (rarely)
Effect
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“	Right click on your health panel to use.	”
—Bandage in-game tooltip

“	Used to sterilize wounds and aid recovery from infection.	”
—Sterilized Bandage in-game tooltip

Bandages are used to stop the "Bleeding" that appears when you're injured, burnt, or bitten by a zombie.

Overview

If the bleeding is untreated, your character will eventually bleed to death.

The Bandage needs to be applied to the wound. After some time, the bandage will become a dirty bandage which reduces bandage power bonus (4 -> 0.5) and the wound may get infected. It is recommended to be removed and replaced by a clean bandage.

Only removing dirty bandage will grant the player some First Aid experience.

Crafting

• Cleaning bandages - Dirty bandages can be cleaned with potable water.
• Disinfecting bandages - A bandage can be disinfected by soaking it in Bourbon or Disinfectant. Also, adding a bandage into boiling a pot of water / pan of water will sterialize it.

Trivia

• Neck wounds are especially dangerous. They ignore the usual damage cap, and rapidly drain health if unbandaged. An unfortunate survivor can find themselves dying within minutes of a scratch on the neck, unless immediately bandaged. Replacing dirty bandage drains health bar drastically, make sure to apply bandage with the full life bar.
• Bandaging the deep wounds cannot stop the bleeding, it becomes dirty within minutes. You need to suture the deep wound first.
• Self improvised bandage can be crafted by ripping the Clothes or Sheets (right click - "tear into bandages" option). But it has less bandage power (2). Use it if you run out of regular bandage or in the face of despair.
• Sterilized bandages cannot be found in the world.

External links

PZWiki

Medicine

Bandages		Adhesive Bandages · Bandage · Denim Strips · Leather Strips · Ripped Sheets · Splint
Disinfection		Alcohol Wipes · Bottle of Disinfectant · Bourbon · Cotton Balls
Medicinal Herbs		Black Sage · Comfrey · Comfrey Poultice · Common Mallow · Ginseng · Lemongrass · Plantain · Plantain Poultice · Wild Garlic · Wild Garlic Poultice
Pharmaceuticals		Antibiotics · Antidepressants · Beta Blockers · Cigarettes · Painkillers · Sleeping Tablets · Vitamins
Suture		Needle · Suture Needle · Suture Needle Holder · Thread · Tweezers
Other		Tissue · Toilet Paper