Death cleanup begins when the police and coroner end their investigation. Biohazard cleaners clean afer death for homicides, suicides, unattended deaths, and decompositions. The death cleanup begins by blood removal and objects soiled by blood. Disinfection follows.

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My death cleanup service includes the following:

  • Biowaste extraction
  • Biowaste decontamination
  • Biowaste removal
  • Solid waste removal
  1. Remove mattress as needed
  2. Remove furniture as needed
  3. Remove clothing as needed
  4. Remove floor as needed
  5. Remove walls as needed
  • Disinfect entire room or rooms
  1. Chemical fog as needed
  2. Ozone as needed
  3. Seal part or total room

My training and education includes the following:

  • Crime Scene Cleanup ( IICRC )
  • Carpet Cleaning ( IICRC )
  • Decontamination - Nuclear, Biological, Checmical (US Army)
  • Floor Inspection ( IICRC )
  • Home Inspection - ( AHIT )
  • Mold Inspection and Remediation ( NAMP )
  • Upholstery Cleaning ( IICRC )
  • Water Damage and Restoration ( IICRC )
  • AA, BA, MS
  • Seven years death cleanup experience

Blood and Biohazard Cleanup following Death

For our purposes, biohazards may be infected blood or tissue from crime scenes, suicides, and unattended deaths. Such infectious environments must be isolated until all cleaning, disinfecting, and removal is carried out. Extreme hygienic exaggeration should be used by the novice as well as the professional for death cleanup.  Always clean biohazardous environments as if cleaning for a toddler's use.

Never remove biohazardous material without wearing gloves. "For cleaning blood or bloody fluids from floors, bed, etc., you can use household rubber gloves." Wear protection over eyes, nose, and mouth. Have a safe means of exit and a place to decontaminate yourself and clothing.

Blood as a biohazard will consist of wet or moist blood, or dried flakey (scabbing) blood. Adding chemicals to blood, something like bleach, will either destroy the blood or destroy its source of food or both. Bleach will begin to break down once in contact with blood, or any other organic matter.

Dried blood that flakes may easily become aerosolized if mishandled. Contact with airborne blood places the cleaner at risk of infectious disease. 

Before removing, moisten flaking (scabbing) blood. Cause it not to become airborne. Cover flaked blood with paper towels and lightly mosten with a disinfectant (bleach) from afar. Use a spray bottle while making wide, misting applications to the paper towels' surface. Before removing blood, ensure that it is moist enough not to flake, but not dripping.

Dry paper towels may be used to contain wet blood. Allow towels to dwell until dry. Flush in small quantities, or gently place inside two thick plastic bags. Seal tightly with duct tape. Directly dispose of in a landfill.TOP

Dripping wet blood is considered biohazardous and universally considered infectious until proven otherwise. Contain blood from afar; disinfect it. Pour blood down the sanitary sewer if you are not going to seal it for transfer.

Thoroughly wash hands.

See Blood Cleanup 1, blood cleanup 2, and blood cleanup 3.

OSHA 1910.1030(d)(1)

General. Universal precautions shall be observed to prevent contact with blood or other potentially infectious materials. Under circumstances in which differentiation between body fluid types is difficult or impossible, all body fluids shall be considered potentially infectious materials. (return)

Useful disinfectants may be found here:

Blood Spills: see index at http://www.bccdc.org/downloads/pdf/epid/reports/CDManual_

Vinegar: http://www.apple-cider-vinegar-benefits.com/vinegar-as-a-disinfectant.html

The Center for Disease Control recommends using chemicals or autoclave to decontaminate. This recommendation is made in the context of laboratory work. In the home, on the crime scene, my philosophy is not to tolerate biowaste that may be biohazardous. I destroy and/or encapsulate any offending materials. I see no point in exposing anyone to needlessly exposing anyone to pathogens.

Household bleach is a wonderful, but very corrosive disinfectant. It is a "midrange disinfectant." Bleach has a wide bacterial killing spectrum. It is inexpensive and found on most market shelves. However, bleach is extremely dangerous in the presence of acids, including urine. Open bleach bottles lose their strength; it loses strength when applied to organic material, like blood and decomposing matter. Bleach must be used cautiously, wisely. (return)TOP

Death Odors - Miasma

 
Violent deaths usually involve a great loss of blood and tissue, OPIM (Other Potentially Infectious Materials). The loss of blood and tissue, the environmental conditions, and other circumstances will aid in the production of offensive death scene odors, miasma.
 
Sometimes miasma lingers because of poor ventilation, Sometimes miasma will linger because it has permeated porous materials: fabrics, paper, wood, and more.
 
We do our best to remove the odors associated with crime scenes and other death scenes. However, removing the source material will not always return the scene to its pre-incident condition for some time. Time and heavy ventilation, and removal of miasma permeated materials will help return the scene to a more "normal" condition.
 

We can apply chemicals to help increase miasma's departure from the scene, but even chemicals have their limits. Ask about our odor control policies and methods if this is a concern.

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A note on death: Death has a socially defined beginning and ending. The end of the death process may be sudden or prolonged. When prolonged, those around the dying person will help to define that death has begun.

In the United States and other English speaking countries, we tend to see death a sudden end. In actuality, many times, the process may begin months before the final moments. Death is a process in such cases.

The deceased may leave behind physical signs of their decay, even though they carryon conversations and appear to be "getting by."

 

 

  
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