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Zombie Outbreak: 400 days trapped in a hospital

You're the night engineer at a 180 bed hospital when the outbreak reaches the emergency department just before midnight. One diesel generator, one lit floor, and the dead on the wards above you. Survive it one day at a time.

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180 bed hospital1 diesel generator1 lit floorDays 0 to 400
Episode 4 art: Day 326, no way back, an ambulance with the hero and Ravi smashing through zombies on a bridge
The survivors

Who you're stuck with

The night engineer

You

Second person, always. You know the plant room, the generator and every pipe in the building, and that has to be enough.

Charge nurse

Noor

She's been surviving alone upstairs. She joins you on Day 38, and she's keeping a secret about that day.

Night nurse, 4 East

Ravi

Behind the sealed doors of 4 East, he's been answering your bell for 80 days. Getting him out means getting close to the dead.

The threat

The dead

They fill the wards and the yard, and they follow noise. Every engine run is a bell they can hear.

Rules of the hospital

  1. 1Every engine run rings a bellThe dead can hear it. Run the generator and you call them to the yard.
  2. 2The fuel gauge can lieDip the tank with a stick. A float can stick and diesel sludge clogs filters.
  3. 3Water runs downhillWith the pumps dead, water left in the pipes drains to the lowest open tap.
  4. 4Insulin has a 28 day clockOut of the fridge most labels give it 28 days. Frozen insulin gets thrown out.
  5. 5Never siphon by mouthDrain fuel by gravity. Diesel in the lungs causes chemical pneumonia.
The ledger

What keeps you alive

Every episode runs on a ledger: diesel, drinking water, insulin, food, and how much noise you can afford to make. The numbers come from real codes and health guidance, like the 10 second standby power rule hospitals follow (NFPA 110), the gallon a day water plan from Ready.gov, and the FDA's insulin storage limits.

Open any episode below for its full chapter list and every sourced fact, with links you can check yourself.

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Episode 1 thumbnail: Day 100, locked in with the dead, a scared stick figure in a cap in front of a crowd of zombies outside a hospital
Zombie Outbreak · Ep 1Days 0 to 100

Zombie Outbreak: Survive 100 Days Trapped In A Hospital

You're the night engineer at a 180 bed hospital when the outbreak reaches the emergency department just before midnight. By morning the grid is gone, the dead are on the wards above you, and you have one diesel generator, one lit floor and a fuel gauge you can't fully trust.

Uploaded Oct 16, 2026 · 11:01 · 18 chapters

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Chapters (18)
  1. Day 0: The Plant Room
  2. Day 1: One Floor
  3. Day 2: Water
  4. Day 4: The Sealed Ward
  5. Day 7: Noise
  6. Day 10: Gravity
  7. Day 14: The Filter
  8. Day 21: The Fridge
  9. Day 30: Oxygen
  10. Day 38: The Pull Station
  11. Day 45: Two Mouths
  12. Day 50: Hands
  13. Day 60: The Idle
  14. Day 70: The Signal
  15. Day 80: The Stick
  16. Day 90: The Test
  17. Day 96: The Last Inches
  18. Day 100: The Hum
What is real in this story (8 sourced facts)
  • Hospital emergency power must come back within 10 seconds of a grid failure (NFPA 110 and NFPA 99). NFPA ↗
  • Hospitals plan to stand alone for days on site fuel; about 96 hours is the common planning target. CMS ↗
  • City water needs electric pumps, plan on about one gallon per person per day, and water left in the pipes drains to the lowest open tap. Ready.gov ↗
  • Fill clean containers while the water still runs. CDC ↗
  • Insulin, many vaccines and some liquid antibiotics must stay between 36 and 46 degrees Fahrenheit. CDC ↗ FDA ↗
  • In a disaster you send scarce resources where they change the outcome (crisis standards of care). National Academies ↗
  • Clean a cut with clean water and soap, cover it, and watch for spreading redness, heat or pus. Mayo Clinic ↗
  • Scrub hands with soap for at least 20 seconds, before eating and after touching anything dirty. CDC ↗

Also real: Diesel sludge clogs filters, a fuel gauge float can lie (dip the tank with a stick), oxygen makes fire burn hotter, a V on the ground means “need help” to rescuers, and a standby generator gets about three cranks from its own battery.

This is a fictional animated story. The zombies are made up; the survival science is real.

Episode 2 thumbnail: Day 200, who pulled it, a scared stick figure beside a glowing red fire alarm pull station
Zombie Outbreak · Ep 2Days 101 to 200

Zombie Outbreak Ep.2: Trapped In The Hospital Until Day 200

The generator is dead, the yard is empty for the first time, and the fire panel reports a pull station on the sealed fourth floor. You and Noor need another 100 days with no grid, very little diesel and insulin that only lasts 28 days without cold.

Uploaded Oct 17, 2026 · 12:56 · 8 chapters

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Chapters (8)
  1. Day 101: The Hand
  2. Day 103: The Bell
  3. Day 121: Nine Minutes
  4. Day 133: Roof
  5. Day 151: The Log
  6. Day 175: Frost
  7. Day 193: The Shutter
  8. Day 200: The Glove
What is real in this story (9 sourced facts)
  • A fire alarm panel's standby battery is built to run the system for 24 hours (NFPA 72). NFPA ↗
  • Unopened insulin keeps to its expiry date at 36 to 46 degrees Fahrenheit; out of the fridge most labels give it 28 days, and insulin that has frozen must be thrown out. FDA ↗
  • Never siphon fuel by mouth. Diesel breathed into the lungs causes chemical pneumonia. ATSDR ↗
  • Frozen water bottles keep a fridge or cooler cold during an outage. CDC ↗
  • Rats fit through gaps about half an inch wide; keep food in metal or tight lidded containers. CDC ↗
  • Plan on one gallon of water per person per day. Ready.gov ↗
  • One inch of rain on one square foot of roof is about 0.6 gallons. USGS ↗
  • Roof water must be treated before drinking: 8 drops of unscented household bleach per gallon of clear water, then wait 30 minutes. CDC rainwater ↗ CDC emergency water ↗
  • Thirst and tiredness are early signs of diabetic ketoacidosis, which can turn deadly within days without enough insulin. CDC ↗

Also real: Melting a pound of ice soaks up about 144 British thermal units, water and sludge settle under diesel (ASTM D975, ASTM D6469), what's under you matters more than what's on top when you sleep in the cold (US Army Survival Manual), a lead battery loses about a third of its cranking power at freezing, and untreated summer diesel starts to wax at around 10 to 20 degrees Fahrenheit.

This is a fictional animated story. The zombies are made up; the survival science is real.

Episode 3 thumbnail: Day 217, will you turn, a stick figure with a glowing bite mark on his arm in a hospital corridor with chained ward doors
Zombie Outbreak · Ep 3Days 201 to 300

Zombie Outbreak Ep.3: Trapped In The Hospital Until Day 300

For 80 days the alarm at station two went off nine minutes after every engine run, and you logged it as a fault. It was a hand. Getting night nurse Ravi out of sealed 4 East means your first real contact with the dead in 217 days, while winter waxes up the diesel.

Uploaded Oct 18, 2026 · 11:44 · 20 chapters

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Chapters (20)
  1. Day 201: The Glove
  2. Day 202: The Note
  3. Day 205: Wax
  4. Day 208: The Plan
  5. Day 212: Smoke
  6. Day 215: The Porter
  7. Day 216: The Sixth Floor
  8. Day 217: The Back Door
  9. Day 218: Hours
  10. Day 219: Found Out
  11. Day 221: Ninety Six
  12. Day 225: It Didn't Take
  13. Day 231: An Hour
  14. Day 238: Frozen
  15. Day 239: The Cold Box
  16. Day 247: The Yard
  17. Day 266: The Drip
  18. Day 288: Three Days
  19. Day 290: The Wake
  20. Day 300: Nine Minutes
What is real in this story (4 sourced facts)
  • A flame indoors makes carbon monoxide, which has no smell and no color. It brings headache and confusion, and it can kill people while they sleep. Never use a portable camp stove indoors, and never burn charcoal inside. CDC ↗
  • Wash any bite at once with soap and water for at least 15 minutes, then get it seen. WHO ↗
  • Unopened insulin keeps at 36 to 46 degrees Fahrenheit; out of the fridge most labels give it 28 days, and insulin that has frozen must be thrown out. FDA ↗
  • Without enough insulin the body burns fat for fuel and the blood turns acid (diabetic ketoacidosis). Heavy thirst, vomiting and fruity breath are warning signs, and it can turn deadly within days. CDC ↗

Also real: Summer diesel starts to throw wax crystals in a hard frost and the fuel filter clogs first (ASTM D975), blending in kerosene lowers the temperature where the wax comes out, bite wounds are usually left open or loosely dressed instead of stitched because closing them traps bacteria, and the small engine drinks about 2 gallons an hour on a light load.

This is a fictional animated story. The zombies are made up; the survival science is real.

Episode 4 thumbnail: Day 326, will it start, the hero and Ravi with a stopwatch in an ambulance cab while zombie hands press on the window
Zombie Outbreak · Ep 4Days 301 to 400Coming soon

Zombie Outbreak Ep.4: Days 301 To 400 Escaping The Hospital

Three lights blink across the river, nine minutes after your engine starts. Noor's insulin is running out, the bridge is jammed with stalled cars and the dead, and the only way across is an ambulance that has sat in the bay for 300 days. You get five tries to start it.

Coming soon · 12 chapters

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Chapters (12)
  1. Day 301: The Lights
  2. Day 304: The Walls
  3. Day 310: The Map
  4. Day 316: The Tank
  5. Day 320: Hour 192
  6. Day 326: Five Tries
  7. Day 326: The Bridge
  8. Day 328: Sleeves Up
  9. Day 349: Cold Iron
  10. Day 372: The Man On The Road
  11. Day 391: The Hum
  12. Day 400: Her Own Voice
What is real in this story (7 sourced facts)
  • A fully charged lead acid battery reads about 12.6 volts at rest, and one that sits slowly loses charge on its own. A battery left flat for long builds up sulfate on its plates. Battery University ↗
  • Most truck manuals say not to crank a starter for more than about 10 to 15 seconds at a time, then let it rest. Ram owner's manual ↗
  • Air in a diesel fuel line acts like a lock and starves the engine; the hand primer pushes the air out. USU Extension ↗
  • Tires lose about 1 to 2 pounds of pressure a month. GAO ↗
  • An underinflated tire flexes, heats up and can fail. Tire Industry Association ↗
  • Insulin in use can be kept at room temperature up to 86 degrees for about 28 days; it should never sit in a hot car, and clear insulin that looks cloudy should be thrown away. MedlinePlus ↗
  • Evaporation from a wet cloth keeps insulin a few degrees cooler than the air. Life for a Child ↗

Also real: Microbes grow where water settles at the bottom of a fuel tank and their sludge clogs filters, so you draw fuel from the top and let water settle out before you pour; a cold diesel needs its glow plugs warm before it will start; an engine pushed while it overheats can warp its cylinder head; and a big rig's fuel tank can hold 100 to 150 gallons.

This is a fictional animated story. The zombies are made up; the survival science is real.

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