Injuries are constant in DayZ — infected hits, gunfire, falls and even sprinting into a fence. The two you must be able to treat on your own are bleeding and a broken leg. Carry the means for both at all times.
Stop the bleeding
Open wounds bleed and drain your blood until treated. Apply a bandage or rags to each bleeding wound. Rags are everywhere (tear them from clothing with a knife), but a dirty rag can infect the wound, so disinfect rags or use clean bandages when you can.
Broken bones
A fracture (often a broken leg from a fall or a hard hit) leaves you limping and in pain and can drop you. Make a splint from 2 wooden sticks + rags/bandage and apply it to walk again. Morphine or a splint fixes the fracture; painkillers only mask the pain.
Wound infection and the kit to carry
- Wound infection — dirty wounds can become infected over time. Treat it early with tetracycline antibiotics; disinfect wounds and rags (alcoholic tincture / disinfectant spray) to prevent it.
- Carry: several bandages or clean rags, a splint or 2 sticks + rags, disinfectant, tetracycline, and a saline/blood bag if you run with a group.
- A first aid kit bundles bandages, saline, splint, morphine and more in one slot-efficient container.
