1. The case, with its image
A real wound, photographed and annotated, with the context you would have in the consulting room: mechanism, hours since injury, comorbidity and the material at hand.
Practical training in wound care and suturing
You see the wound. You decide what to do.
Real clinical cases to train assessment, dressings and suturing. Answer and get the explanation instantly.
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Try it: three cases
No sign-up needed: answer and you get the correction straight away.
No card: the Esencial level is free and complete
Cases with real clinical photography
Available in five languages
61Clinical cases with a real photograph
122Decision questions with a reasoned correction
10Types of lesion and competencies covered
100 %Questions citing a clinical source
Clinical source: GNEAUPP · EPUAP/NPIAP/PPPIA
Pathway
Three levels, climbed in order
You start free on Esencial. Once you finish it, Intermedio and Avanzado are there for the next step up. One payment per level, no subscription.
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You are here
Esencial
Free
Foundations of suturing and wound care
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Intermedio
€39
Advanced techniques, high-risk wounds and chronic wounds
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Avanzado
€79
Advanced minor surgery and demanding anatomical sites
The method
First you decide, then you understand why
Classic training hands you the theory and tests you at the end. Here the order is the one you work in: the case arrives, you decide with what you can see, and the reasoning lands exactly when you need it.
2. You decide
Four plausible options, not three absurd ones and an obvious answer. Close, do not close, refer or choose the dressing — the same call you make in front of the patient.
3. Reasoned correction
Instantly: why the right answer is right and which concrete mistake hides behind each distractor. No punishment for getting it wrong — that is when you learn most.
4. What you take away
Every case closes with one idea you can use at the bedside: the criterion, the limit of your scope of practice and the red flag that forces a referral.
Judgement before technique
The theory does not disappear, it is reordered: short doses, after the decision, always anchored to a case you have already seen.
For nurses in primary care, emergency departments and outpatient clinics; for family-medicine residents; for undergraduates who want to arrive at placement with trained hands; and for emergency staff who must decide quickly which wound is closed, which is referred and which is left alone.
It does not replace in-person training or clinical supervision: it complements, structures and assesses it.
The reference is GNEAUPP and EPUAP/NPIAP
We do not invent a classification of our own. Pressure injuries are categorised exactly as GNEAUPP categorises them in Technical Document nº II and as the EPUAP/NPIAP/PPPIA panel does in its 2019 international guideline, and we use their terminology unchanged.
- Category/Stage I to IV, unstageable and deep tissue injury, with the panel’s own definitions.
- Dependency-related lesions (LRD): pressure, moisture-associated (MASD/LESCAH), friction and combined.
- Conservative recommendation language: what the guideline recommends, and nothing beyond it.
Three packs
Choose your level: start free and move up when you need to
A single payment per level, no subscription, permanent access. Start with the free one and move up when you need to.
Level 1Free
Esencial
Foundations of suturing and wound care
FreeFree forever, no card
- 5 modules · 13 lessons · 12 h
- The level’s lessons, tests and final exam
- Cases with a real photograph and reasoned feedback
- Content in 5 languages · lifetime access
Most chosen
Level 2Paid
Intermedio
Advanced techniques, high-risk wounds and chronic wounds
€39one payment
Everything in Esencial, plus:
- 12 modules · 31 lessons · 30 h (includes everything above)
- Regional anaesthesia and the full repertoire of stitches
- High-risk wounds: contaminated, bites and prophylaxis
- Alternatives to thread: staples, strips and cyanoacrylate
- Chronic wounds with the TIME framework and dressing choice
- Wound geometry, antisepsis and irrigation
Level 3Paid
Avanzado
Advanced minor surgery and demanding anatomical sites
€79one payment
Everything in Intermedio, plus:
- 17 modules · 41 lessons · 52 h (includes everything above)
- Layered closure, advancement flap and Z-plasty
- Demanding areas: face, eyelid, ear, nail bed and hand
- Burns, advanced debridement and negative-pressure therapy
- Complex, ambiguous cases: pressure, moisture or friction, and how to defend the category
What each pack includes
| Feature | Esencial | Intermedioincludes everything above | Avanzadoincludes everything above |
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| Modules | 5 | 12 | 17 |
| Lessons | 13 | 31 | 41 |
| Self-marking tests | 6 | 14 | 20 |
| Decision cases | 37 | 84 | 119 |
| Downloadable PDF certificate | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Student community | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Languages | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Permanent access | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Estimated hours | 12 h | 30 h | 52 h |
| Price | Free | €39 | €79 |
The figures are cumulative: each level includes all the content of the levels before it.
Prices in euros, taxes included. The paid levels are not yet open for purchase: the syllabus and the price are already final.
Why SuturaLab
Not a loose video or a PDF: a path with cases, reasoned correction and a record of your progress.
Judgement before technique
Before we teach you to close, we teach you when not to close. Every module sets out explicit referral criteria.
Reasoned correction
Every case is corrected instantly: why the right option is right and why each of the others fails. The pass mark is 70%.
Five languages, one syllabus
Spanish, English, French, Italian and German, with the equivalent technical glossary in each language.
Certificate of achievement
Pass the final exam and you download your certificate as a PDF, with the estimated course length and the score you obtained.
Practice
Technique is trained with your hands, not by reading
Every lesson ends in one concrete movement you can repeat on a practice pad before you touch a patient. We list the kit in the first lesson; nothing expensive is needed.
Level 1Free
Esencial
Foundations of suturing and wound care
Content of this level: 5 modules · 13 lessons · 12 h
Free
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Level 2Paid
Intermedio
Advanced techniques, high-risk wounds and chronic wounds
Content of this level: 7 modules · 18 lessons · 18 h
€39
View course
Level 3Paid
Avanzado
Advanced minor surgery and demanding anatomical sites
Content of this level: 5 modules · 10 lessons · 22 h
€79
View course
What it is and what it is not
Serious training, no false promises
Reviewed clinical content
Every technique rests on current practice guidelines and on the GNEAUPP and EPUAP wound classification. Where the evidence is debatable, we say so.
Explicit referral criteria
Before each technique you learn its limit: which wound must not be closed, which one is referred and which patient falls outside your scope of practice.
Licensed, credited images
All the clinical photography we use is public domain or freely licensed, credited one by one on the credits page.
Five languages, one syllabus
Spanish, English, French, Italian and German, with the equivalent technical glossary in each language.
Important notice. This document is a certificate of completion issued by SuturaLab after finishing an online course and passing its final exam. It is not an official healthcare accreditation: it is not an academic qualification, it does not authorise professional practice, it carries no continuing-education credits (CME/CPD) and it does not replace the supervised in-person training required by each country’s regulations. The techniques described must be practised only within the holder’s own scope of practice and under the supervision their institution requires.
FAQ
Frequent questions
Is the Esencial level really free?
Yes. Create your account and you get the whole level, with its tests and final exam. No card required.
Is the certificate an official healthcare accreditation?
No. It is a certificate of completion issued by SuturaLab. It grants no professional competence and does not replace degrees, registration or continuing-education accreditation.
Do I need materials to practise?
We recommend a suture pad, a needle holder, toothed forceps, scissors and practice thread. Each lesson states which materials to use.
Can I switch language mid-course?
Yes, with the header switcher. Your progress, marks and certificate are kept: only the language of the content changes.
Can I download the certificate?
Yes. Once you pass the final exam the certificate stays in your dashboard and you can download it as a PDF as often as you like. There is no public validation page: the document is yours and you decide who sees it.
What is the content based on?
On current clinical practice guidelines and on the GNEAUPP and EPUAP wound classification. The material is educational and does not replace your own institution’s protocols.
Start with the case, not with the syllabus
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