Originally Posted by
Buckeye0311
Thanks for all of the replys and heads up. I am currently a medical student and just had my first suture lab, that pigs foot will thank me
. Right now I know enough to know that I am just crawling with this knowledge, but I figured that I would get a kit so that if I was put into a worse case position I could help some one. I of course would only provide care, in this case sutures, if there were absolutely no other options. Just looking for a kit to add to my "oh shit kit" that rides in my truck every day.
YIKES on many levels.
Like:
- Shelf life of the gut.
- Package integrity for cleanliness.
- Heat/ Cold effects on the liquids/ pharmaceuticals such as lido, which must be temp regulated between 68 & 77 deg. F etc. I'm not certain where you live but the inside of my truck (here in NY) is rarely within those parameters. And the Gut? According to the literature on the stuff we use (Maxon, Prolene and Chromatic Gut) all state that they must not be exposed to "temperature extremes."
It's possible to go on but I'm thinking those are argument enough to start.
Treat yourself well friend. Back off this; suture kit in my truck in case an "oh shit" event happens and I have no help, idea.
I'm just gonna leave this little word here: LIABILITY.
My advice (and I'm nobody);
Unless you're going way back country for long term, or OCONUS with no backup plan; just worry about stopping bleeding and closing a wound in the field using more defensible options.
Suture kits have no place as an Oh Shit bag item in modern, 1st world environments. You wanna go down range? Well there may be some instances that could justify it. Maybe.
Just because your learned a cool trick in med school doesn't mean it translates into good field craft.
Every Tactical Medic worth his salt knows that good medicine can sometimes mean bad tactics.
The above represents my opinion based on a lot of experience and training. You are welcome to ignore.
Ed Fernley
Pathfinder Operations
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