diff --git a/addons/medical_damage/CfgEventHandlers.hpp b/addons/medical_damage/CfgEventHandlers.hpp
index 865276cfba9..f6503c2479b 100644
--- a/addons/medical_damage/CfgEventHandlers.hpp
+++ b/addons/medical_damage/CfgEventHandlers.hpp
@@ -9,3 +9,9 @@ class Extended_PreInit_EventHandlers {
         init = QUOTE(call COMPILE_SCRIPT(XEH_preInit));
     };
 };
+
+class Extended_PostInit_EventHandlers {
+    class ADDON {
+        init = QUOTE(call COMPILE_SCRIPT(XEH_postInit));
+    };
+};
diff --git a/addons/medical_damage/XEH_postInit.sqf b/addons/medical_damage/XEH_postInit.sqf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..39b1c9301e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/medical_damage/XEH_postInit.sqf
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#include "script_component.hpp"
+
+// Reload configs (handle functions being compiled after medical_damage's preInit)
+call FUNC(parseConfigForInjuries);
diff --git a/addons/medical_damage/XEH_preInit.sqf b/addons/medical_damage/XEH_preInit.sqf
index 344b9c81ee0..b389a0eaa0c 100644
--- a/addons/medical_damage/XEH_preInit.sqf
+++ b/addons/medical_damage/XEH_preInit.sqf
@@ -10,11 +10,13 @@ PREP_RECOMPILE_END;
 
 call FUNC(parseConfigForInjuries);
 
+/*
 addMissionEventHandler ["Loaded",{
     INFO("Mission Loaded - Reloading medical configs for extension");
     // Reload configs into extension (handle full game restart)
     call FUNC(parseConfigForInjuries);
 }];
+*/
 
 [QEGVAR(medical,woundReceived), LINKFUNC(woundReceived)] call CBA_fnc_addEventHandler;
 
diff --git a/addons/medical_damage/functions/fnc_parseWoundHandlersCfg.sqf b/addons/medical_damage/functions/fnc_parseWoundHandlersCfg.sqf
index 0dad747c683..010f02b7f5d 100644
--- a/addons/medical_damage/functions/fnc_parseWoundHandlersCfg.sqf
+++ b/addons/medical_damage/functions/fnc_parseWoundHandlersCfg.sqf
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #include "..\script_component.hpp"
 /*
  * Author: Pterolatypus
- * Read a list of wound handler entries from config, accounting for inheritance
+ * Read a list of wound handler entries from config, accounting for inheritance.
  *
  * Arguments:
  * 0: The config class containing the entries <CONFIG>
@@ -10,24 +10,43 @@
  * None
  *
  * Example:
- * [configFile >> "ace_medical_injuries" >> "damageTypes"] call ace_medical_damage_fnc_parseWoundHandlersCfg
+ * [configFile >> "ace_medical_injuries" >> "damageTypes" >> "woundHandlers"] call ace_medical_damage_fnc_parseWoundHandlersCfg
  *
  * Public: No
  */
+
 params ["_config"];
 
-// read all valid entries from config and store
+// Read all valid entries from config and store
 private _entries = [];
+
 {
-    private _entryResult = call compile getText _x;
-    if !(isNil "_entryResult") then {
-        _entries pushBack _entryResult;
-    }
+    private _entryResult = getText _x;
+
+    if (_entryResult != "") then {
+        if (ADDON) then {
+            // Runs in postInit
+            _entryResult = call compile _entryResult;
+
+            if (!isNil "_entryResult") then {
+                if (_entryResult isEqualType {}) then {
+                    _entries pushBack _entryResult;
+                } else {
+                    ERROR_2("Wound handler '%1' needs to be a function, but is of type %2.",configName _x,toLowerANSI typeName _entryResult);
+                };
+            };
+        } else {
+            // Runs in preInit
+            // In case function doesn't exist yet, wrap in extra layer
+            _entries pushBack (compile format ["call %1", _entryResult]);
+        };
+    };
 } forEach configProperties [_config, "isText _x", false];
 
 private _parent = inheritsFrom _config;
+
 if (isNull _parent) exitWith {_entries};
 
-// recursive call for parent
-// can't use configProperties for inheritance since it returns entries in the wrong order
-([_parent] call FUNC(parseWoundHandlersCfg)) + _entries;
+// Recursive call for parent
+// Can't use configProperties for inheritance since it returns entries in the wrong order
+([_parent] call FUNC(parseWoundHandlersCfg)) + _entries // return
diff --git a/addons/medical_damage/functions/fnc_woundReceived.sqf b/addons/medical_damage/functions/fnc_woundReceived.sqf
index a7e3861dee1..c31cf5b3789 100644
--- a/addons/medical_damage/functions/fnc_woundReceived.sqf
+++ b/addons/medical_damage/functions/fnc_woundReceived.sqf
@@ -17,18 +17,23 @@
  *
  * Public: No
  */
+
 params ["_unit", "_allDamages", "_shooter", "_ammo"];
 
 private _typeOfDamage = _ammo call FUNC(getTypeOfDamage);
+
 if (_typeOfDamage in GVAR(damageTypeDetails)) then {
     (GVAR(damageTypeDetails) get _typeOfDamage) params ["", "", "_woundHandlers"];
 
     private _damageData = [_unit, _allDamages, _typeOfDamage];
+
     {
         _damageData = _damageData call _x;
         TRACE_1("Wound handler returned",_damageData);
-        if !(_damageData isEqualType [] && {(count _damageData) >= 3}) exitWith {
-            TRACE_1("Return invalid, terminating wound handling",_damageData);
+
+        // If invalid return, exit
+        if (isNil "_damageData" || {!(_damageData isEqualType [])} || {(count _damageData) < 3}) exitWith {
+            TRACE_1("Return invalid, skipping wound handling",_damageData);
         };
     } forEach _woundHandlers;
 };