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Suicide Cleanup
At BioHazard Solutions Plus, we understand the emotional and physical challenges that come with the aftermath of a suicide. Our team of certified professionals is here to provide compassionate and thorough cleanup services to help you through this difficult time.
Compassionate Suicide Cleaning Services
We promise discreet and compassionate service. We handle each situation with the utmost respect and sensitivity, ensuring minimal disruption to your life.
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The Hidden Dangers Behind a DIY Cleanup
Mental Trauma
Why is suicide cleanup a job for professionals only? Several factors come into play, not the least of which is the trauma involved in viewing so much blood and bodily fluid. For a family member, just witnessing the site of a suicide is excruciating and can cause significant psychological trauma that can be long-lasting. In fact, the experience can cause some survivors to suffer PTSD. The act of cleaning up after a loved one’s suicide is unthinkable. In the aftermath of a suicide, family members should concentrate on grieving and healing. It is never advisable to visit the site of the suicide until it has been restored to its original condition.
Physical Trauma
There are many reasons the average person should never tackle blood spills or bodily fluid leakage. First and foremost, recognize that any blood and bodily fluids can contain dangerous biohazards. With that in mind, professionals are trained to tackle suicide scenes as potentially hazardous. Teams go in wearing hazmat gear and respirators in anticipation of encountering germs that could cause HIV, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, COVID-19, and other life-threatening diseases. There are strict governmental guidelines in place for handling and disposing of biohazards. You cannot buy a strong enough cleaner off the shelf at Walmart. And you cannot just put blood-soaked refuse in a standard black garbage bag and toss it into the trash can.
Further Contamination
To make a violent death scene even harder to deal with, cross-contamination is a frequent issue. Investigators tend to spread contaminants from room to room, so that you are not dealing with cleaning a contained space but the whole property. Biohazard remediation pros know how to assess a scene, and only someone trained in pathogen exposure can competently recognize what must be done to restore a property to its original condition. Knowing what can be successfully cleaned and decontaminated is crucial. Every single porous surface must be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected. Some things, like mattresses, carpet, curtains, clothing, and upholstery, are obvious. But consider this: wooden floors are porous; wallboard is porous; concrete is porous. Suicide cleanup often involves pulling up floors, tearing out wallboard, sanding–or sometimes jackhammering–concrete. Otherwise, the fluids that have penetrated these structural surfaces will cause odors and potential health problems.
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Frequently asked questions
A biohazard is any hazardous biological material, such as those found at crime scenes, trauma scenes, sewage backups, and drug paraphernalia.
Improper treatment can spread contamination and lead to illness or life-threatening conditions.
First, if this is due to a crime or accident, you will need to call 911 and report the situation. Once the initial crime scene or accident has been addressed by the authorities and the ambulance or coroner has removed the body (if there was one), you can start to process what things need to be done to get back to normal. It can be very overwhelming. Give us a call and explain the situation, give us the address, who we will need to communicate with and your insurance information. We can help. We may be able to come right away, however in some cases where there is an investigation in process, we cannot begin cleanup until the scene has been released.
Most standard homeowner's insurance policies do include coverage for biohazard cleanups. However, there can be exceptions, and some policies may offer limited coverages.
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