Blood and bodily fluids
Blood and bodily fluid cleanup in High Point
Nobody died, or perhaps the ambulance got there in time. There was a fall in the bathroom, a cut from a table saw, a nosebleed that would not stop, a sudden illness. The person is being looked after. The floor, the stairs and the furniture are still as they were.
Phone picked up day and night, every day of the week
Small enough to do yourself, or not
A few drops on tile or sealed wood, from someone in your own household, is ordinary first-aid cleaning with gloves and disinfectant. This page is about more than that: blood that has pooled, run between floorboards, soaked into carpet or a mattress, or sprayed across a wall. It is also about any amount that came from a stranger, a customer or a tenant, whose health you know nothing about.
Porous materials are the problem. Carpet pad, grout, unfinished wood and upholstery foam take fluid in and hold it where a cloth can't reach. Bleach on the surface lightens the stain and leaves the rest. A cleanup company tests how far the fluid went, removes what can't be cleaned through, and disinfects what remains.
Other fluids
The same companies deal with
- Vomit and feces after a sudden illness or a long period without care
- Urine that has soaked into a mattress, a chair or a floor
- Fluids left after an ambulance crew has treated someone on the floor
- A mix of the above in a bathroom where someone lay unable to get up
Say plainly what it is when you call. The workers have heard it before, and knowing in advance lets them bring the right equipment.
At a business, a church or a school
An employer can't simply hand a mop to whoever is on shift. OSHA's bloodborne pathogens standard calls for an exposure control plan and for controls that eliminate or minimize employees' contact with blood. If your staff are not trained and equipped under such a plan, bring in a company whose staff are.
Close off the area, note the time and what happened for your own records, and ask the cleanup company for a written summary of what was done. An insurer or a regulator may ask for it later.
Where the waste goes
Blood-soaked material does not belong in a household trash cart or a dumpster behind the building. North Carolina's medical waste rules govern how such waste is packaged, stored, transported, treated and disposed of. A cleanup company carries it away in sealed containers. Ask where it is taken, and expect a straight answer.
Practical questions
Can blood be cleaned out of hardwood?
Often, if the finish is intact and it was reached quickly. Where it ran into the gaps between boards or under the baseboard, some boards may have to be lifted. The company will show you before cutting anything.
The stain is weeks old. Is there any point now?
Yes. Dried blood can still be found, removed and the area disinfected. Old stains under carpet often turn up during a sale or a renovation.
Do I need to move out while it is done?
For one room, rarely. The work area is closed off, and you stay in the other rooms or go out for the day.
High Point and the Triad towns nearby
Nobody in the family should have to clean that room
Give them the address and one sentence about what took place. They will want to know if the officers and the medical examiner are done there, and then they will describe their approach.
When you are ready, call.
Whoever picks up is with a separately owned local firm that does biohazard and trauma cleaning around High Point. Listen to their plan and their price. Whether you hire them is up to you.
Call (743) 256-4780Phone picked up day and night, every day of the week
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