So what is the difference between a medical stitch and what I can do with a hotel sewing kit?

Sterilization, effectiveness, quality, and probably pain.

Ya, medical stitching thread is synthetic, no? Most likely a lot smoother than your home sewing kit.

dont medical stitched today dissolve after a while?

anyway, if my plane crashed on a desert island and i needed to stitch up a wound, i would use dental floss

Fair enough. But is there any reason that I couldn't use regular sewing equipment soaked in alcohol if there was no medical supplies around?

Fair enough. But is there any reason that I couldn't use regular sewing equipment soaked in alcohol if there was no medical supplies around?

not really, thats what people used about a century ago, maybe less

as long as its sterile it will work. would probably hurt like hell going in and coming out if its a rough thread tho.......

and the fact it's soaked in alcohol. :

Sterilized dental floss makes good makeshift surgical thread in a pinch.

how do you sterilise dental floss in a pinch

the same way you sterilise other kinds of thread. the reason why floss is good is because nylon is really smooth

Bourbon, vodka, aftershave, mouthwash, boiling water (maybe) or a long soak in some very salty water.

Bourbon, vodka, aftershave, mouthwash, boiling water (maybe) or a long soak in some very salty water.

You got me :)

Hard alcohol, fishing line, and a regular sewing needle will do in a pinch.