Stitching wounds - how to?

[govegan]

So I jumped through a window and now suffer from a deep, bleding glass wound that got infected. I figured out to use whiskey on the wound (though it did not stop the infection yet). Now I want to stitch up the wound, but I can't figure out how to. I have a needle on primary and twine on secondary but I cant find the option to "stitch wound" or whatever...

So - can anyone tell me step by step what to do? I really intend to be eaten alive by zombies rather then by an infected glass wound i can not treat -_-

Thanks!

[Liro Raériyo]

You need needle and thread, not twine. thread is pretty commonly found in warehouses from what i remember, though if you are near a pharmacy suture needles and... im not sure but some kind of medical thread or whatever it might be called works too, infact they work better.

[govegan]

oh well, thats ♥♥♥♥♥♥ since I have no satured needle... The wiki said a normal needle works as well... So I will have to go out and search for one while bleeding and in pain. Thats life in the zombie apocalypse I guess

[Liro Raériyo]

No thats correct, a normal needle will work, but you need thread instead of twine, the suture needle just doesnt hurt as much.

[govegan]

Ah ok, so, equipe needle as primary, thread as secondary and then right click in the health menu? I think I tried this before but no option appeared, but later I will try again. Thanks so far!!

[Liro Raériyo]

i think you gotta right click the needle itself, not sure.

[govegan]

Still doesnt work... no idea what I am doing wrong :/

[govegan]

There I can only chose "new bandage" or something like that... And strangley thh thread disappeared from my inventory after equiping it secondary... Sound almost like a bug... Also the infection did not go away after treating it with whiskey...

[Japheth]

did you find tweezers? I had a glass wound that needed them first in order to be be stitched or bandaged after, otherwise it wont heal.

[astralprogenitor]

Whiskey doesn't 100% work I believe, disinfectant is better. Makes sense since drinkable alcohol isn't as pure / strong as medical grade. Beyond that, disinfecting when an infection is already in place may not work? I know that irl you're supposed to clean before infections begin and it's harder to get rid of them once they've already set in.

[Liro Raériyo]

you are meant to use whiskey and other alchohols to keep the wounds from being infected before-hand, however using improper materials (thread/needle and whiskey) are more painful then actual medical equipment so while they will heal just as effectively, they will hurt plenty, which means you will probably be scoffing pain-killers much more if you use the improper stuff.