diff --git a/addons/medical_status/functions/fnc_getBloodLoss.sqf b/addons/medical_status/functions/fnc_getBloodLoss.sqf
index c2a66046791..5193ccbb0b0 100644
--- a/addons/medical_status/functions/fnc_getBloodLoss.sqf
+++ b/addons/medical_status/functions/fnc_getBloodLoss.sqf
@@ -21,9 +21,10 @@ private _woundBleeding = GET_WOUND_BLEEDING(_unit);
 if (_woundBleeding == 0) exitWith {0};
 
 private _cardiacOutput = [_unit] call FUNC(getCardiacOutput);
+private _resistance = _unit getVariable [VAR_PERIPH_RES, DEFAULT_PERIPH_RES]; // can use value directly since this is sum of default and adjustments
 
 // even if heart stops blood will still flow slowly (gravity)
-private _bloodLoss = (_woundBleeding * (_cardiacOutput max CARDIAC_OUTPUT_MIN) * EGVAR(medical,bleedingCoefficient));
+private _bloodLoss = (_woundBleeding * (_cardiacOutput max CARDIAC_OUTPUT_MIN) * (DEFAULT_PERIPH_RES / _resistance) * EGVAR(medical,bleedingCoefficient));
 
 private _eventArgs = [_unit, _bloodLoss]; // Pass by reference
 
diff --git a/addons/medical_vitals/functions/fnc_updatePeripheralResistance.sqf b/addons/medical_vitals/functions/fnc_updatePeripheralResistance.sqf
index 30f8038d80f..05056fa0a33 100644
--- a/addons/medical_vitals/functions/fnc_updatePeripheralResistance.sqf
+++ b/addons/medical_vitals/functions/fnc_updatePeripheralResistance.sqf
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@
 
 params ["_unit", "_peripheralResistanceAdjustment", "_deltaT", "_syncValue"];
 
-_unit setVariable [VAR_PERIPH_RES, 0 max (DEFAULT_PERIPH_RES + _peripheralResistanceAdjustment), _syncValue];
+_unit setVariable [VAR_PERIPH_RES, 1 max (DEFAULT_PERIPH_RES + _peripheralResistanceAdjustment), _syncValue];