Stop The Bleed
Training focused on recognizing severe bleeding and acting with direct pressure, pressure dressing and tourniquet.
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Certified Stop The Bleed instructor
Proyecto Balmis
Prehospital medicine for everyone
Hands-on training in bleeding control, first care and initial emergency response. We share clear, simple and practical knowledge so more people can act during the first minutes, before the emergency system arrives.
About us
A project focused on bringing prehospital medicine, bleeding control and initial response tools closer to the community.
Emiliano Manuel Oliveto
Stop The Bleed instructor · Prehospital/tactical medicine
Gabriel Sabio
Financial and Strategic Lead focused on viability and business
Training
Hands-on training to act when it matters most.
Bleeding control
For those looking for clear training on how to identify and control life-threatening bleeding.
Ask about formatsRecommended CPR centers
If you want to learn CPR, we can point you to recommended centers and specialized instructors.
Get recommendationsEmergency control kit
Gear designed to buy time in an emergency
A kit designed for acting during the first minutes, especially against severe bleeding. Each item has a specific purpose: controlling the bleeding, protecting the responder and supporting initial care.
- Components selected for function and usefulness in the field.
- Clear explanation of the purpose of each item in the kit.
- Information on documentation, suppliers and ANMAT approval where applicable.
- Educational content to understand how and when to use each resource.
News
Real cases, reference resources and updates on bleeding control and emergency response.
Bleeding control
A timely tourniquet saved a motorcyclist's life in Haro
After a crash that caused the traumatic amputation of a leg, Guardia Civil officers applied a tourniquet within the first minutes and contained the massive bleeding. The doctor who treated him stated that this early action was decisive in getting him to hospital alive.
Source: EFE
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First aid
Severe bleeding: international first aid recommendations
The severe bleeding page of the Global First Aid Reference Centre, run by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the body that publishes the international first aid guidelines.
Source: Global First Aid Centre (IFRC)
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Emergencies
PAHO's response to the earthquakes in Venezuela
After the June 2026 seismic sequence in the centre-north of the country, PAHO/WHO is coordinating the health response with national authorities: teams deployed, hospitals assessed, supplies delivered and trauma care reinforced.
Source: PAHO/WHO
Read the articleEducational videos
Practical content to understand the importance of acting fast during an emergency.
The idea behind Proyecto Balmis
The purpose of the project told in one video. Tapping opens YouTube.
Watch videoUsing the items in the kit
Videos from our channel about each item in the emergency kit. Tap to play them right here.
Trauma-induced hypothermia
Hypothermia in the trauma patient and the SAM60 by SAM Medical.
Watch on YouTubeReference brands and resources
Informational links to organizations, manufacturers, training resources and health regulations.
Stop The BleedBleeding control training program.
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SAM MedicalMedical products and initial care resources.
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Safeguard MedicalSolutions for emergencies and prehospital medicine.
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North American RescueEmergency equipment and bleeding control.
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Australis GroupSupplier and resources related to the equipment.
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ANMATArgentina's National Administration of Drugs, Foods and Medical Technology.
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CIATComprehensive Firearms and Shooting Training institute.
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