IMPROPER CRIME SCENE CLEANUP POSES HIDDEN DANGERS TO THE PUBLIC

 


Unfortunately, violent crimes can occur in areas where the public commonly travels, relaxes, plays and lives. For the many people affected by tragic events, like the basketball court shooting in Chicago or the tragedy at the Washington Navy Yard, life will never be the same. Returning the area back to the way it looked prior to the tragic event is an important part of the healing process. Just as critical is ensuring that proper crime scene cleanup procedures have been followed to protect the public from the hidden dangers of bloodborne pathogens.

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There have been 36 mass shootings since 2000 that resulted in:

  • 309 deaths
  • 233 injuries

What remains at the scene of a tragedy is often less prevalent in the minds of the public, for understandable reasons. However, it can be a continual risk to others if the crime scene cleanup is not properly tended to. The biological hazards left behind can be a substantial risk to the health of others who encounter the scene of the crime, even long after the tragedy has passed. Crimes that involve bloodshed leave the potential for the public to be exposed to a number of dangerous bloodborne pathogens.

1 out of every 24 people in the US has Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C or HIV.

Number of cases in the US:

  • HIV: 1.1 million
  • Hepatitis B: 1.4 million
  • Hepatitis C: 3.9 million
  • MRSA: 1.6 million

At the point when an episode happens outside, there is an erroneous inclination to accept that one can essentially "hose off the blood" – no longer of any concern. Yet, cleaning a territory after a rough wrongdoing with water alone won't free the region of potential hurtful blood borne microbes. In any event, pouring blanch on biohazards isn't adequate to purify the influenced zone. The correct cleaning specialists and hardware are required for blood cleanup to take the zone back to an express that is ok for general society and clear of unsafe microorganisms and sicknesses.

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Many bloodborne pathogens can live for extended amounts of time.

  • HIV: 4 weeks
  • Hepatitis B: 7 days
  • MRSA: Several Months
  • Hepatitis C: 4 days

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