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Tongue Depressor at a glance
First Aid Medical
It weighs 0.1.
Weight0.1
Tongue Depressor
Tongue Depressor is a first aid item in Project Zomboid. It weighs 0.1. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
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What it is and how to use it
Medical items treat wounds, pain and illness. The right order matters: clean a wound, treat it, then bandage it, and change dirty bandages.
More: Health and injuries.
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Item ID and variants
Use the item ID in sandbox loot settings, admin tools and mods.
| Item ID | Game category |
|---|---|
Base.TongueDepressor | First Aid |
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Where it spawns: the loot tables
Tongue Depressor is on 14 loot tables in the game files. Share is how much of a table's total weight this item takes, before your sandbox loot settings. Each container rolls its table several times, so a bigger share and more rolls both mean you see it more often.
| Loot table | Where that table is used | Share | Rolls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Army Bunker Medical | Old medical (shelves) | 13% | 4 |
| Medical Clinic Tools | Clinic (cupboard); Dentist (cupboard, drawer); Kennels (cupboard, shelves); and 5 more places | 10% | 4 |
| Medical Clinic Drugs | Clinic (cupboard); Dentist (cupboard); Kennels (cupboard, shelves); and 6 more places | 7.2% | 4 |
| Army Storage Medical | Army storage (shelves, military crate) | 5.6% | 4 |
| Medical Storage Tools | Clinic (shelves); Dentist (shelves); Dentist storage (shelves); and 4 more places | 4.9% | 4 |
| Medical Office Counter | Hospital hallway (cupboard); Office (cupboard) | 4.0% | 4 |
| Bin Hospital | Clinic (garbage); Hospital hallway (garbage); Hospital room (garbage); and 3 more places | 3.6% | 4 |
| Hospital Room Shelves | Hospital hallway (shelves); Hospital room (shelves) | 3.6% | 4 |
It is on 6 more tables with smaller shares.
Inside bags and cases: Doctor Bag, Trauma Bag, Medical Satchel, First Aid Kit, Garbage Bag.
Town by town: loot locations.
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Recipes: how to make it and what it makes
How to make it
| Recipe | Ingredients (used up) | Tools (kept) | Requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unpack 20 Tongue Depressors In hand | Box of Tongue Depressors | None | No skill needed |
What it is used for
Used up as an ingredient in 1 recipe: Pack Items in Box.
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Crafting and loot tables
Made with:
Used in 1 recipe (as an ingredient or tool):
Where to find it (loot tables with the highest weight first):
- Spa Cabinet (weight 50)
- Spa Counter (weight 20)
- Spa Cabinet (weight 20)
- Safehouse Medical (weight 20)
- Medical Storage Drugs (weight 10)
- Medical Storage Tools (weight 10)
- Army Storage Medical (weight 10)
- Medical Clinic Drugs (weight 10)
- Medical Clinic Tools (weight 10)
- Safehouse Medical Mid (weight 10)
- Hospital Room Shelves (weight 10)
- Bin Hospital (weight 8)
- Medical Office Desk (weight 4)
- Medical Office Counter (weight 4)
- Army Bunker Medical (weight 4)
Counts as: any isfirefuel, any isfiretinder.
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Similar items
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Quick answers
How much does the Tongue Depressor weigh in Project Zomboid?
It weighs 0.1 in Build 42.
What is the item ID for Tongue Depressor?
Base.TongueDepressor.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.