Blood Bags
What TornLife's research has established about Blood Bags, and the questions players asked about it.
What TornLife has verified
- Empty Blood Bag (item ID 731) is a Medical item that can be bought from and sold to the Pharmacy. Infobox: buy $15,000, sell $11,250, market value $15,778, circulation 16,211,814. (documented; Empty Blood Bag, )
- Empty Blood Bags can also be found through crimes: Graffiti (Red-Light District), Shoplifting (Pharmacy), and Burglary (Dentists Office, Funeral Directors, Slaughterhouse, Truckyard, Dockside Warehouse), in quantities from 1 to 6. (documented; Empty Blood Bag › Obtaining, )
- Using an Empty Blood Bag requires the Intravenous Therapy education course. It produces one filled blood bag of the user's own blood type. (documented; Empty Blood Bag (infobox), )
- Filling a bag costs 30% of maximum life and adds 1 hour of medical cooldown. The 2021 Medical revamp changed this from 20% life and 3 hours cooldown. During World Blood Donor Day (June 13th-15th), life loss and cooldown are reduced by 50%. (documented; Empty Blood Bag, )
- Filled blood bags are Medical items. Each reduces hospital time by 120 minutes, restores 30% life and adds 30 minutes of medical cooldown. The wiki calls them ideal for quick recovery after combat. (documented; Blood Bag : O- (infobox), )
- Blood type matters: a filled bag is compatible only with certain recipient groups. O- works for any group; O+ for O+, A+, B+, AB+; A- for A-, A+, AB-, AB+; B- for B-, B+, AB-, AB+; A+ for A+, AB+; B+ for B+, AB+; AB+ only for AB+. (documented; Blood Bag : O- (infobox), )
- Blood types, blood bags and the Intravenous Therapy education course were introduced with Medical 2.0 on 25/02/15. No source in this pack says how to change blood type. (confirmed by Torn; Medical 2.0 released : 25/02/15 — changes to Hospital (2015-02-25), )
- Blood types are unknown until the player tries a compatible-or-not bag or withdraws blood into an empty bag. Bags only give positive effects if the user's type is compatible with the bag, following real-life red blood cell compatibility. (confirmed by Torn; Medical 2.0 released, )
- Patch history: on 29/10/19 withdrawing blood while under radiation sickness was changed to produce a Blood bag: Irradiated. On 25/08/20 irradiated bags were changed to give hospital time and continuous radiation increases, and to be usable only in hospital or on low life. (documented; Hospital/Patch History (2/2), )
- Every filled blood bag in Torn was created from an actual player donating blood, according to the 2015 developer announcement. (confirmed by Torn; Medical 2.0 released, )
- Patch list #322 (16/01/24) added Ipecac Syrup, a self-hospitalization item primarily for those of the AB+ blood type. (confirmed by Torn; Patch list #322 : 16/01/24 — changes to Ipecac Syrup (2024-01-16), )
- Using a blood bag whose type is incompatible with the player's own blood type causes an acute hemolytic transfusion reaction, sending the player to hospital for 90 minutes, instead of granting the normal life/hospital-time benefit. (documented; Blood Bag : A- › Effect, )
- Blood bag effectiveness (life restored and hospital time reduced) can be boosted up to 20% by completing the BIO2360 Intermediate and Advanced Biochemistry education courses, and up to 30% (2% per upgrade) through a faction's medical effectiveness in Fortitude. (documented; Blood Bag : A- › Effect, )
Questions about Blood Bags
- Which blood types are compatible for a player with A- blood type to use?
A player with A- blood type can safely use two blood bags: Blood Bag: A- (their own type) and Blood Bag: O- (compatible with every recipient group) .…
- What are blood bags used for, and how can a player change their blood type?
Filled blood bags are Medical items that take about 120 minutes off hospital time, restore 30% life and add 30 minutes of medical cooldown. Empty bag…