Pete:
I didn't see your questions earlier.

1: Yes some, in the military.
2 and 3: Both in the field and at home: I hike and go out camping very often. But, it would be nice to have a kit at home in case of an unfortunate event/disaster where transportation to/from the hospital is impossible or when local facilities are overwhelmed with more serious injuries than a cut to the leg or a ruptured tendon.

True, it can and has been done by generations of non-medical types. My main point in the asking the questions was to stimulate some discussion and thoughts as to why we want some particular (medical) equipment or supplies.

If you look through some of the past threads where the issue of field closure of wounds has been discussed, most point out that field closure of wounds is not only not warranted in most cases (most bleeding can be controlled with direct pressure, elevation and occasionally pressure points application) but can lead to both tissue necrosis (tissue death) due to improper suture technique and potentially dangerous infections.

Pete

I use butterfly strips and/or suture tape and have been patching myself up with them for many years with great success. It has saved me many a trip to the hospital for stitches. I however stop my bleeding with direct pressure and elevation ahead of time and also thoroughly clean the wound. At that point the butterfly sutures or suture tape is really just serving two purposes. 1) To minimize scarring and 2) to keep the wound from reopening once I close it.

Hudson25.. I notice you're new here so welcome to the forum.

To suture or not to suture is a deja' vu experience around this forum. Lots of history/threads.

I know you didn't ask about the ADVISABILITY, just availability. .. but I don't recall any experts responding here that it was ever a good idea to suture.. outside of the hospital! Check Trusbx, Paramedicpete, Polack, etc.

Someone correct me if my memory fades. "no good reason to suture.. in the field.. for emergencies.. etc. Irrigate, contol bleeding, bandage, then get to a medical provider in an aseptic setting for suturing"