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Trauma Bag

Trauma Bag is a bag item in Project Zomboid. Wearing it changes run speed to 0.95. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.

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Trauma Bag at a glance

Trauma Bag icon

Bag Bags & storage

Wearing it changes run speed to 0.95. It holds 18 with 65% weight reduction. It weighs 1.

Weight1
Capacity18
Weight reduction65
Run speed0.95
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What it is and how to use it

Capacity is how much a container holds. Weight reduction is how much lighter the contents feel while you wear or carry it, so a bag with high weight reduction lets you carry more before you are overloaded.

More: Bags and backpacks.

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Item ID and variants

Use the item ID in sandbox loot settings, admin tools and mods.

Item IDGame category
Base.Bag_MedicalBagBag
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Where it spawns: the loot tables

Trauma Bag is on 15 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 tableWhere that table is usedShareRolls
Army Surplus BackpacksArmy Surplus Store (shelves); Pawnshop (cupboard, shelves)6.9%4
Ambulance Driver OutfitSpecial spawn (vehicles, events or zombies)0.61%3
Doctor OutfitSpecial spawn (vehicles, events or zombies)0.56%4
Nurse OutfitNurse (drawer)0.44%4
Fireman ToolsSpecial spawn (vehicles, events or zombies)0.29%3
Doctor ToolsSpecial spawn (vehicles, events or zombies)0.16%4
Safehouse MedicalSurvivor safehouse (early) (cupboard, cabinet)0.15%4
Safehouse Medical MidSurvivor safehouse (late game) (cabinet); Survivor safehouse (mid game) (cupboard, cabinet)0.10%4

It is on 7 more tables with smaller shares.

Town by town: loot locations.

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Crafting and loot tables

Where to find it (loot tables with the highest weight first):

Counts as: any ignorezombiedensity, any isfirefuel, any isfiretinder.

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Quick answers

How much does the Trauma Bag weigh in Project Zomboid?

It weighs 1 in Build 42.

What is the item ID for Trauma Bag?

Base.Bag_MedicalBag.

How much can the Trauma Bag hold?

Capacity 18, weight reduction 65%.

Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.