[DanBC]

There are strict laws about practicing medicine.

Legally, anything more than first-aid and getting someone to a qualified doctor is going to cause problems (unless you're in exceptional circumstances.)

> One of the common jokes between my wife and I is to setup a "home surgery kit" for some point in some horrible dystopian future.

It's a funny joke. I had similar thought about "Backstreet dentists" in the UK. A few years ago there was a problem getting NHS dentists, and many people didn't have any insurance. You could have made money by trafficking East European dentists into the UK and setting up a secret dentist.

(http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/3502813.stm)

(http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/gloucestershire/4506013.s...)

(http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/7041291.stm)

[justincormack]

It was easier to fly to Eastern Europe and use them legally there. Medical tourism is fairly big business.