Health

All Survivors begin with 100 health. As they receive damage from Infected, their health decreases. Once their health is depleted, they fall to the ground and must be helped up by teammates. It is impossible for a wounded Survivor to permanently restore health back to 100. First-aid kits and pills cannot heal past 99 health. Movement speed is reduced when below 40 health, and is significantly reduced at 1 temporary health.

Health can be restored by first-aid kits and pain pills, which can be found in first-aid stations, safe rooms, finales, and throughout the game.


 * First-aid kits : Restores health to 80, and higher if the Survivor is in good health. Also resets the number of times a Survivor can be incapacitated before dying. To heal yourself or someone else it takes exactly five seconds.
 * Pain pills : Provides a temporary health boost equal to 50 lost health. Temporary health is represented by vertical lines on the health meter rather than a solid bar, and decreases over time. Pills heal instantly which is a big advantage when under attack

Health bar color
The color of a Survivor's health bar depends on their amount of fixed health. Thus, a Survivor who has not been healed with a first-aid kit since being incapacitated would always have a red health bar.