Disinfectant Spray
Disinfectant Spray is a medical disinfectant used to clean wound-treatment items, cure or prevent stage 1 wound infection, and wash bloody hands in DayZ.
Quick item summary
Quick answer
Disinfectant Spray is one of the main disinfectant items in DayZ. Use it on rags, bandages, sewing kits, bandanas, or shemaghs before treating bleeding wounds, or apply it directly to an early infected wound if the action is available.
In-game description
“A spray bottle of disinfectant. Is supposed to kill viruses and bacteria, eliminate germs and undesirable odors.”
Main Uses
- Disinfect rags, bandages, sewing kits, bandanas, and shemaghs
- Apply directly to a wound during stage 1 wound infection
- Prevent wound infection before bandaging an active bleed
- Wash bloody hands
- Combine two bottles to transfer contents
How to use this item
Disinfect wound-treatment items
Combine Disinfectant Spray with rags, bandages, sewing kits, bandanas, or shemaghs to disinfect them before treating bleeding wounds.
- Put the Disinfectant Spray in your hands or inventory.
- Combine it with a compatible wound-treatment item.
- Use the disinfected item to treat bleeding more safely.
Clean an infected wound early
Disinfectant Spray can be applied directly to a wound during stage 1 wound infection. Later infection stages need different treatment priorities.
- Use it as soon as you notice early wound infection symptoms.
- Apply it directly to the wound if the action is available.
- Watch symptoms and use the DayZ Health Guide if sickness continues.
Prevent wound infection
Disinfectant Spray can be used before bandaging an active bleeding wound. The disinfecting effect lasts for a short window and helps prevent wound infection.
View related guideWash bloody hands
Disinfectant Spray can be used to wash bloody hands, which helps avoid sickness risk before eating or handling food.
View related guideCombine bottles
Two Disinfectant Spray bottles can be combined to pour contents from one bottle into another.
How to get Disinfectant Spray
- Search kitchens, farms, work areas, hygiene-related locations, and medical loot areas.
- Check houses, clinics, hospitals, and utility-style buildings while looting towns.
- Keep it when found, especially if you rely on rags or sewing kits for wound treatment.
- Take it from other survivors when safe.
Spawn info
- • Disinfectant Spray can spawn in kitchen, work, farm, medical, and hygiene-related loot areas.
- • It is useful because it can disinfect several wound-treatment items.
- • Each disinfection action uses 75 mL, so a full bottle gives 7 uses.
Medical notes
Treats
- • Stage 1 Wound Infection
Risks
- • Using untreated wound-care items can cause wound infection
- • Later wound infection stages require different treatment priorities
Related symptoms
- • Bleeding
- • Blood loss
- • Wound infection
- • Bloody hands
Prevention tips
- • Disinfect rags, bandages, or sewing kits before treating bleeding when possible.
- • Use it early if you suspect stage 1 wound infection.
- • The disinfecting effect lasts for about 1 minute and 40 seconds.
- • Wash bloody hands before eating or handling food when water is not available.
Important notes
- A full bottle contains 500 mL and gives 7 disinfecting uses.
- Each disinfection action uses 75 mL, or 15% of the bottle.
- Disinfectant Spray can disinfect rags, bandages, sewing kits, bandanas, and shemaghs.
- It can cure stage 1 wound infection if used early enough.
- It can wash bloody hands, which is useful before eating or handling food.
- Two Disinfectant Spray bottles can be combined to transfer contents.
- It is one of the main alternatives to Alcoholic Tincture and Iodine Tincture.