Sterilized bandage and Rags (New Players click here)

[TeosDy_ToasT]

Want faster healing? Want to disinfect wounds before you find alcohol or without using any?

Put a pot in the oven with water in it and turn it on. Once the pot is the color red (it is considered boiling), you can stand next to it a right click on your sheet rags or bandages (in your inventory) and it will allow you to sterilize the bandage without alcohol.

NOTE: If you have alcohol on you, make sure that the sterilize menu says it uses units of water not alcohol to make sure you are not wasting your precious finite resources.

Someone can correct me on this if they know, but I'm pretty sure that Sterilized bandages also heal your wound faster as well as protect from infection. (not zombie infection though so GL with that)

Edit: Sterilized bandages and bandages both have a power of 4 so I don't think sterilized bandages improve healing speed but they do help prevent infection. But if you have an infection, im pretty sure you still need alcohol to fix that issue.

[TeosDy_ToasT]

Originally posted by Dargsy:

They do help prevent infection, but its no guaranteed. Just better. I think they heal faster, but not certain on that myself.

OK, just to also add on top of this, a sterilized bandage just helps prevent so if you are already infected, you will then need alcohol. Which would be all the more reason to sterilize with water to save alcohol for actual infections?

[Quineloe]

Heal time only really matters on severe injuries anyways, for example bites. Which, uhm. Yeah. Bites take a long time to heal with regular bandages even when not infected. Scratches and Lacerations on the other hand heal really fast even with slow healer.

Transmission: none however is a great setting for first aid and real medical supplies to matter, though.

[TeosDy_ToasT]

Originally posted by Quineloe:

Heal time only really matters on severe injuries anyways, for example bites. Which, uhm. Yeah. Bites take a long time to heal with regular bandages even when not infected. Scratches and Lacerations on the other hand heal really fast even with slow healer.

Transmission: none however is a great setting for first aid and real medical supplies to matter, though.

Healing time for bites don't matter.. I'll disagree right there. Mainly because bite =100% death. Unless of course, you are doing none transmission like you said. But I think most people haven't even touched sandbox yet.

EDIT: I would also add that I think getting all injuries healed asap is important since if you are damaged on your arms, i'm pretty sure it effects your damage with your weapon, just like leg injuries slow you down. (but im also sure painkillers make you 100% again) But im not exactly sure if painkillers make you 100% or just get rid of the pain which does increase your ability to fight.

[EmperorVolo]

I'm pretty sure the strength of the bandage determines effectiveness. Sterilization just prevent infection.

Each bandage has it's own healing factor with adhesive bandages being even lower than ripped sheets.

You can see the power of each the healing time is based on it's strength and as you can see sterilization doesn't raise the power of the bandage.

https://pzwiki.net/wiki/First_Aid

[abba bdon]

Yup and ppl generally dont deal with this too often prolly but getting burned badly - use the steralized or legit bandages not only can direct fire almost kill u or kill u off the bat, but if u dont keep up with dressing the wound with disinfectant n good bandage itll creep down hp pretty quick, im 3 in-game months in on 1wk later and had a close call backin over a fresh fire dealin with a zomb pack hah... Poultice are good too but it can accept the wrong kind if ur hurt bad enuf-n u cant unapply them right away.

[FlyinJ]

Does applying alcohol or disinfectant to a wound after it is infected help at all? Or is that just wasting resources, and both should only be used on the non-infected wound initially?

[jerrypocalypse]

Originally posted by TeosDy_ToasT:

Originally posted by Quineloe:

Heal time only really matters on severe injuries anyways, for example bites. Which, uhm. Yeah. Bites take a long time to heal with regular bandages even when not infected. Scratches and Lacerations on the other hand heal really fast even with slow healer.

Transmission: none however is a great setting for first aid and real medical supplies to matter, though.

Healing time for bites don't matter.. I'll disagree right there. Mainly because bite =100% death. Unless of course, you are doing none transmission like you said. But I think most people haven't even touched sandbox yet.

I started doing sandbox on like my 3rd character. And many people I see talking in this forum mention using sandbox and fiddling with settings. I think it's fairly safe to say that many, if not most, people use sandbox and adjust things to their liking.

[jerrypocalypse]

Originally posted by FlyinJ:

Does applying alcohol or disinfectant to a wound after it is infected help at all? Or is that just wasting resources, and both should only be used on the non-infected wound initially?

It helps the infection heal faster, but it's still slow. Personally, I think it's better to use disinfectant only on fresh wounds, since it's more effective then.

[TeosDy_ToasT]

Originally posted by jerrypocalypse:

Originally posted by TeosDy_ToasT:

Healing time for bites don't matter.. I'll disagree right there. Mainly because bite =100% death. Unless of course, you are doing none transmission like you said. But I think most people haven't even touched sandbox yet.

I started doing sandbox on like my 3rd character. And many people I see talking in this forum mention using sandbox and fiddling with settings. I think it's fairly safe to say that many, if not most, people use sandbox and adjust things to their liking.

The amount of people who play is 40,000+ and the amount of people who use the forums is FAR less. But you may be right.

[TeosDy_ToasT]

Originally posted by FlyinJ:

Does applying alcohol or disinfectant to a wound after it is infected help at all? Or is that just wasting resources, and both should only be used on the non-infected wound initially?

When you have an infected, that's when you have to use alcohol for sure. I don't put alcohol on until I have an infection because alcohol is a finite resource, that's why sterilized bandages are the way to go. Then if you are infected, apply the alcohol on and then re-bandage it.

I haven't died from an infection that I used alcohol on. Every time the infection went away. I don't know if this is always the case but from my experience so far, alcohol "cures" infection. Someone can correct me on this. (and when I mean cure, it will still say infected but once your next bandage comes off the infection status should have gone away.

[jerrypocalypse]

Originally posted by TeosDy_ToasT:

Originally posted by FlyinJ:

Does applying alcohol or disinfectant to a wound after it is infected help at all? Or is that just wasting resources, and both should only be used on the non-infected wound initially?

When you have an infected, that's when you have to use alcohol for sure. I don't put alcohol on until I have an infection because alcohol is a finite resource, that's why sterilized bandages are the way to go. Then if you are infected, apply the alcohol on and then re-bandage it.

I haven't died from an infection that I used alcohol on. Every time the infection went away. I don't know if this is always the case but from my experience so far, alcohol "cures" infection. Someone can correct me on this. (and when I mean cure, it will still say infected but once your next bandage comes off the infection status should have gone away.

According to the wiki, regular (non-zombie virus) infections cause "very minor Health loss (when unbandaged), minor pain, and moderate heal speed decrease." It also states they are "100% survivable." So, they won't kill you unless left unbandaged (health bar decreases, similar to bleeding). The primary penalty to an infection is slower recovery speed and increased pain.

[TeosDy_ToasT]

Originally posted by jerrypocalypse:

Originally posted by TeosDy_ToasT:

When you have an infected, that's when you have to use alcohol for sure. I don't put alcohol on until I have an infection because alcohol is a finite resource, that's why sterilized bandages are the way to go. Then if you are infected, apply the alcohol on and then re-bandage it.

I haven't died from an infection that I used alcohol on. Every time the infection went away. I don't know if this is always the case but from my experience so far, alcohol "cures" infection. Someone can correct me on this. (and when I mean cure, it will still say infected but once your next bandage comes off the infection status should have gone away.

According to the wiki, regular (non-zombie virus) infections cause "very minor Health loss (when unbandaged), minor pain, and moderate heal speed decrease." It also states they are "100% survivable." So, they won't kill you unless left unbandaged (health bar decreases, similar to bleeding). The primary penalty to an infection is slower recovery speed and increased pain.

Great info, thanks ;-)

[Ghevd]

Damn, guess I have been wasting resources because I disinfect every wound before putting a sterilized bandaged on. :facepalm:

Disinfectant used to be so plentiful but in my current run I haven't found one bottle. Luckily I knocked off a liquor store that was full of bourbon.

[FlyinJ]

So to clarify, if you initially use a sterilized bandage on a wound, adding disinfectant to it first has no positive effect?

[TeosDy_ToasT]

Originally posted by FlyinJ:

So to clarify, if you initially use a sterilized bandage on a wound, adding disinfectant to it first has no positive effect?

Correct, alcohol only cures when "already" having an infection.