diff --git a/addons/medical_ui/functions/fnc_effectPain.sqf b/addons/medical_ui/functions/fnc_effectPain.sqf
index 01f1cf64d9..bafa29f6ba 100644
--- a/addons/medical_ui/functions/fnc_effectPain.sqf
+++ b/addons/medical_ui/functions/fnc_effectPain.sqf
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ if (!_enable) exitWith {
 };
 GVAR(ppPain) ppEffectEnable true;
 
+// Trigger effect every 2s
+private _showNextTick = ACE_player getVariable [QGVAR(showPainNextTick), true];
+ACE_player setVariable [QGVAR(showPainNextTick), !_showNextTick];
+if (_showNextTick) exitWith {};
+
 private _initialAdjust = [];
 private _delayedAdjust = [];
 
@@ -31,8 +36,8 @@ if (GVAR(painEffectType) == 0) then {
 };
 
 GVAR(ppPain) ppEffectAdjust _initialAdjust;
-GVAR(ppPain) ppEffectCommit 0.2;
+GVAR(ppPain) ppEffectCommit FX_PAIN_FADE_IN;
 [{
     GVAR(ppPain) ppEffectAdjust _this;
-    GVAR(ppPain) ppEffectCommit 0.5;
-}, _delayedAdjust, 0.2] call CBA_fnc_waitAndExecute;
+    GVAR(ppPain) ppEffectCommit FX_PAIN_FADE_OUT;
+}, _delayedAdjust, FX_PAIN_FADE_IN] call CBA_fnc_waitAndExecute;
diff --git a/addons/medical_ui/functions/fnc_handleEffects.sqf b/addons/medical_ui/functions/fnc_handleEffects.sqf
index 16d341285b..5a7db9077b 100644
--- a/addons/medical_ui/functions/fnc_handleEffects.sqf
+++ b/addons/medical_ui/functions/fnc_handleEffects.sqf
@@ -27,7 +27,10 @@ private _pain             = ACE_player getVariable [QEGVAR(medical,pain), 0];
 
 // - Visual effects -----------------------------------------------------------
 [_unconscious, _unconscious] call FUNC(effectUnconscious);
-[true, _pain] call FUNC(effectPain);
 [
     true, linearConversion [BLOOD_VOLUME_CLASS_2_HEMORRHAGE, BLOOD_VOLUME_CLASS_4_HEMORRHAGE, _bloodVolume, 0, 1, true]
 ] call FUNC(effectBloodVolume);
+
+if (!_unconscious) then {
+    [true, _pain] call FUNC(effectPain);
+};
diff --git a/addons/medical_ui/script_component.hpp b/addons/medical_ui/script_component.hpp
index b95b81ce46..8c863998b1 100644
--- a/addons/medical_ui/script_component.hpp
+++ b/addons/medical_ui/script_component.hpp
@@ -17,3 +17,5 @@
 
 #include "\z\ace\addons\main\script_macros.hpp"
 #include "\z\ace\addons\medical\script_macros_medical.hpp"
+#define FX_PAIN_FADE_IN   0.3
+#define FX_PAIN_FADE_OUT  0.7