I too have made "informed" purchases of "first aid" items from Ebay, mainly to take to Ecuador and supply Fire Dept., Red Cross and Civil Defense groups. However, be careful, many of the supplies are quite dated, may no longer be sterile or just not right to have in the wrong hands. The dangers of do-it-yourself suturing have been discussed here before. If you are not trained to do so, leave it to those you have the medical training, you can end up doing far more damage then you think. The same goes for I.V.'s and providing medications, both over the counter (OTC) and prescription meds to individuals if you do not know what medical conditions or medications they have or are taking. Pete