Basic Field Surgery Kit

In nothing do men more nearly approach the gods than in giving health to men. - Cicero

Qty Item


  • 1 - Mayo or Small Standard Needle Holder
  • 1 - Mosquito Curved Hemostat
  • 1 - Iris Scissors or Small Surgical Scissors
  • 1 - Tissue Forceps with teeth
  • 1 - Disposable Razor
  • 2 - #10 Disposable Scalpel **
  • 2 - #11 Disposable Scalpel **
  • 3 - Suture 3-Pack 3-0 Silk or Nylon w/ Curved Cutting Needle***
  • 1 - Surgical Staple Gun (optional)
  • 4 - Betadine, 4 oz. bottle
  • 4 - Mastisol, 1 oz. bottle
  • 4 - 20 cc multiple use plastic vials 1% Lidocaine Hydrochloride Injection USP with preservative (methylparaben) #
  • 3 - 5 cc plastic syringes **
  • 2 - Needles, variety pack including:
    • 1 - 18ga x 1.5
    • 2 - 22ga x 1.5
    • 2 - 25ga x 1.5
    • 1 - 27ga x 1.5 **

** For emergency field use these may be reused after being sterilized in boiling water.


*** Nylon sutures are the generally accepted modern standard. However, silk is much easier to use for the inexperienced and while the risk of infection is, technically, higher, in reality it is a matter of only a few percentage points and the risk is offset by other factors in these circumstances, in my opinion and that of my medical advisors.


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