Description
Friends, family and property managers place themselves in dangerous situations both physically and emotionally when faced with cleaning up after an unexpected tragedy. They are not prepared technically or emotionally for the task. Using a multitude of techniques unique to the Biohazard Cleanup industry, we clean up what distressed family members and property owners shouldn't have to. Blood Borne Pathogens are a very real threat and the cleanup needs to be handled by professionals. As a Paramedic for over 15 years, I have had occasions where tearful family members have pushed passed me, wanting to get into the bedroom of a recent firearm suicide "just to see". I have had to tell parents of teenagers that have committed suicide that there was nothing we could do for their child because it was "too late". The increase in illegal drug use and availability of firearms are mixed with disastrous results. In addition, mental health issues contribute to an increasing number of suicides annually. The elderly are frequently living alone with no one to look after them - if there is a medical emergency and they expire, typically it's the Meals on Wheels volunteers that call 911. They note that several meals have not been retrieved from the front porch and know something is wrong: days have gone past as that person lay there. As we see on the nightly news, violence is prevalent in every city and township in America. As a Flight Nurse for a large helicopter ambulance service, I've...