I was looking for a suture kit and found a few online. Are any of these kits "industrial grade"? Are they sterile and new?
I was also considering buying these supplies piece by piece from a medical supplier, but it'll be more convenient to purchase the entire kit all at once.

Sutures most of the time they are real deal. If seal is not broken they may even be sterile or if the experiation date is right. But most of the stuff I've seen only suture kits were sterile; kelly clamps, scalpels and all the other tools were just thrown into the bag so stuff looked impressive.

Three questions.

Do you having the training to suture wounds?
Where are you planning to suture? Field? Home?
What type of wounds do you believe need to be sutured outside of a medical setting?

Pete

This strikes me as one of those "If you have to ask it here, you're not qualified to do it" questions. <img src="/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

I mean, wouldn't a doctor, nurse or paramedic know whether a surgical kit was acceptable or not? And who else would be qualified to do it? <img src="/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />

Suture kits are best used when your uniform rips in the middle of duty and you have no time for a change.

Suture self.

Polak,

Thanks, it looks I'm going to purchase these individually. I usually get all my supplies from allmed.net that would be the best source for this kit too.

Be safe.

Its not all about being trained to do it although it helps.

People have sutured themselves for thousands of years without a Harvard medical degree.

Even if you don't plan on suturing its nice to have the supplies so somone who has the background can use your supplies.

FLip

lmao <img src="/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" />

Most of the suture kits which come in zippered bags are most certainly NOT sterile, though they may be new. If you need a sterile pack, these will come prepacked and SEALED with an expiration date.

Its also a better idea to get the sutures and the instrument pack seperately, since they have different expiry dates to their sterility.

A kit with no knowledge of how to use the kit is useless or at worst dangerous, whereas knowledge without a kit allows you to improvise solutions.