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MedicalFracture Treatment

Splint

A Splint is used to treat broken limbs in DayZ. Apply it after a fracture so you can move without taking constant shock damage, though you still cannot sprint or jump while the splint is active.

Quick item summary

TypeMedical / Fracture Treatment
Main useTreat broken limbs
Crafted fromShort Sticks + binding material
Application time10 seconds
Heal timeAbout 30 minutes

Quick answer

The Splint is a crafted medical item used after breaking a limb from a fall, gunshot, or other injury. Without treatment, walking on a broken limb causes shock damage and can make you go unconscious. A splint lets you move more safely while the fracture heals over time.

In-game description

“Primitive wooden Splint. Helps hold the broken bone in place, allowing for relatively painless movement. The leg itself will still take some time to heal though.”

Main Uses

  • Treat a broken limb or fracture
  • Stop constant shock damage while moving with a fracture
  • Allow jogging with a broken limb
  • Prevent going unconscious from moving on an untreated fracture
  • Carry as emergency injury treatment during travel, combat, or climbing
  • Craft from short sticks and binding materials like rags, bandages, duct tape, or shemagh

How to use this item

Apply after a fracture

Use a Splint when your survivor has a broken limb. The splint prevents constant shock damage from normal movement while the injury heals.

  1. Move to a safe place if possible.
  2. Put the Splint in your hands.
  3. Hold the apply action until it completes.
  4. Avoid sprinting and jumping while the splint is active.
  5. Wait for the fracture to heal over time.
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Craft a Splint

Splints are crafted with 2 Short Sticks plus a binding material such as rags, a bandage, duct tape, or a shemagh.

  1. Collect 2 Short Sticks.
  2. Find a binding material.
  3. Combine the sticks with the binding material.
  4. Craft the Splint and keep it ready for broken-limb emergencies.
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Move carefully after applying

A splint lets you jog without taking shock damage, but it does not fully restore movement. Sprinting and jumping are still prevented while the splint is applied.

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How to get Splint

  • Craft it from 2 Short Sticks and a binding material.
  • Use 4 Rags, a full Bandage, enough Duct Tape, or a Shemagh as the binding material.
  • Gather Short Sticks from bushes or split Long Sticks.
  • Keep one ready before long trips, rooftop looting, base raids, or dangerous travel.

Spawn info

Crafted
  • • Splints are crafted medical items.
  • • They are used to treat broken limbs and fractures.
  • • A splinted fracture heals over time, but movement is still limited.

Medical notes

Treats

  • • Broken limb
  • • Fracture

Risks

  • • Moving with an untreated broken limb causes shock damage
  • • Too much movement on an untreated fracture can make you go unconscious
  • • A splint does not instantly remove all movement restrictions

Related symptoms

  • • Broken leg
  • • Broken limb
  • • Fracture
  • • Shock damage
  • • Unconsciousness
  • • Limited movement

Prevention tips

  • • Carry supplies to craft a Splint before long trips or risky fights.
  • • Avoid jumping from heights unless necessary.
  • • Keep rags, bandages, duct tape, or shemagh available with short sticks.
  • • Use Morphine only as temporary movement help, not as a full fracture fix.

Crafting and item conversions

Important notes

  • A Splint is used to treat broken limbs and fractures.
  • Applying a Splint takes about 10 seconds.
  • A broken limb with an applied Splint heals in about 30 minutes.
  • With a Splint applied, you can jog without receiving shock damage.
  • Sprinting and jumping are still prevented while the Splint is active.
  • Climbing is still possible while splinted.
  • The Splint can be reused after the fracture heals if it remains in your inventory.
  • If you cannot carry the Splint, it will drop to the ground after healing.