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Bleeding and bandages
Stop the bleed before you loot the body. Torso wounds drain ten times faster than a hand.
Last checked 2026-09-21
Overview
Bleeding in DayZ is location-dependent and it stacks. Two untreated torso wounds will empty you long before you finish searching a corpse.
Rates by location
Approximate blood loss per minute, which is why a torso hit is an emergency and a foot hit is an inconvenience.
- Torso or head: around 360 per minute.
- Limbs: around 216 per minute.
- Hands or feet: around 36 per minute.
The order
Rags first because you always have them, then a proper bandage, then a sewing kit for the wound itself. Disinfect what you can — an infected wound is a slower death but still a death.
Wounds stack
Each source of bleeding is separate. Bandaging once does not necessarily stop all of it; check the status icons rather than assuming.