First aid level ups. Anyone 6 or above have question for you.

[Jsimon9389]

Does anyone have a high first aid level and can you tell me if it's worth it to level up? I was at a 4 so I decided to back up my save and then run through a broken window several times so I could bandage myself and get to a level 5.

I was able to do it pretty quickly however when I ran through again to advance further the first thing I noticed was more info (deep wound vs. scratch, told me I had glass in my hand) sounds better but the other thing I noticed was it took forever for me to heal because it seemed the more info made the wounds more elaborate. I didn't have any tweezers or needles so I had to run around looking for them because it seemed to me I was never going to heal until I got the glass out and sewed it shut. I am fully healed now with about 100 skill points but my question is, the further you go does it get worse? Should I just stay where I am at or are there benefits?

[DeadlyDanDaMan]

As far as I know, from all my research, the only thing leveling up First Aid does is increase your healing rate and the healing rate of other people you tend too. Some say it also gives a small boost to zombie infection resistance, like an extra 1% per skill point. So instead of 90% chance of infection from a bite (whatever it is, I can't remember right now but it's somewhere around 90%), it would be 1% less per First Aid skill point. Could be every 2 skill points also. So possibly 5-10%. Really, it's not worth the bother right now unless you are playing MP. Even then there are better ways to contribute to a group IMO.

[Abyssian]

Why you want to heal it? Forever wound means forever skill raise, don't you think? ;)

[Tired of your crap]

As far as I can tell, the First Aid skill provides only two main benefits: faster/better treatments, and better injury assessment. Considering that there's multiple steps to healing each kind of injury, with more steps for deeper wounds, then that's pretty handy.

I can see the injury assessment being way more useful in multiplayer, though, when you need to check to see if people are bit/hurt/infected. I imagine with a lower First Aid skill, it's possible to miss things like foreign objects in the skin (glass shards), zombie bites or signs of infection.

I have found nothing that confirms or even suggests First Aid has any other benefits. Reduced chance of infection is likely a byproduct of being able to treat any injuries faster and more effectively (making you effectively more resistant to injury).

[SaltyPeanuts]

http://pzwiki.net/wiki/First_Aid

"As the skill level increases, the player will be able to treat wounds faster, make better bandages, understand more ailments and spot infections. Experience is gained by players treating themselves or other players."