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• Accidents involving blood & bodily fluids
• Animal Feces & Associated Odors
• Crime & Trauma Scene Cleanup
• Decomposition
• Gross Filth Cleanup (Distressed Property)
• Odor Neutralization (Odor Removal)
• Suicide
• Unattended Death
• Other Services of a Biohazard or Infectious Nature

• Coroners & Medical Examiners
• Funeral Homes & Directors
• Insurance Adjusters & Agencies
• Police Departments
• Fire Departments
• Hospitals
• Departments of Health
• Apartment Communities
• Retirement Homes
• And Many Others

We have been of service to the greater San Diego County Community for over 20 years and we know that we can help you during this difficult time. Please give us a call today and allow us to be of service.

Definition of general industry terms:

Bioload - In the context of a crime scene, the term bioload relates to the micro-organic matter dispersed by traumatic action. The vast majority of environments on Earth, internal and external, carry some level of micro-organic activity. A crime scene will have a high bioload following a traumatic incident. The bioload will be significantly reduced by thorough cleaning of the scene. There are few environments on Earth without some sort of bioload. "Clean rooms" for computer research as well as other scientifically oriented environments are among the few places without a detectable bioload.

Bloodborne Pathogens - pathogenic microorganisms that are present in human blood and can cause disease in humans. These include, but are not limited to, hepatitis B virus (HBV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

Contaminated - the presence or the reasonably anticipated presence of blood or other potentially infectious materials on an item or surface.

Decontamination - the use of physical or chemical means to remove, inactivate, or destroy bloodborne pathogens on an item or surface to the point where they are no longer capable of transmitting infectious particles and the surface or item is rendered safe for handling, use, or disposal.

Effluents - Usually used in the context of a biological discharge from a sewer system, in the context of human trauma cleaning, "effluents" is used to denote discharge from the body following death.

Embedding - The use of sealers and other chemicals to pretreat the bioload for handling, transport, and storage. Embedding is also useful for reducing the odor and objectionable elements of a death scene.

Other Potentially Infectious Material (OPIM) - materials other than blood, which pose a potential health risk, including:

• The following human body fluids: semen, vaginal secretions, cerebrospinal fluid, synovial fluid, pleural fluid, pericardial fluid, peritoneal fluid, amniotic fluid, saliva in dental procedures, any body fluid that is visibly contaminated with blood, and all body fluids in situations where it is difficult or impossible to differentiate between body fluids;
• Any unfixed tissue or organ (other than intact skin) from a human (living or dead);
• All human or primate cell or tissue cultures, organ cultures, and cell lines (including established, continuous cell lines). HIV or HBV containing culture medium or other solutions; and blood, organs, or other tissues from experimental animals infected with HIV or HBV should be considered potentially infectious;
• Blood or body fluids of animals that have been intentionally or are suspected of having been exposed to pathogens in research, in production of biologicals, in the in vivo testing of pharmaceuticals, or other procedures.

PPE - Personal Protective Equipment. In concept, similar to, but different from the US Army's Mission Oriented Protective Posture, MOPP suite.

Regulated Waste - liquid or semi-liquid blood or other potentially infectious material; contaminated items that would release blood or other potentially infectious material in a liquid or semi-liquid state if compressed; items that are caked with dried blood or other potentially infectious materials and are capable of releasing these materials during handling; contaminated sharps; and pathological and microbiological wastes containing blood or other potentially infectious material.

Reduction - Refers to the removal of bio-waste.

Site Reduction - Removing by cleaning and disposal of bio-waste.

Sterilize - the use of a physical or chemical procedure to destroy all microbial life.

Surfactants - A general term that includes soap. Surfactants lower water's surface tension. As they soften water's surface, the water carries away soiled matter more easily. Place oil in water gives a hint of the chemical divide between water and oil. Placing a surfactant in a bucket containing water and oil removes the divide between the two.the surface tension of water by adsorbing at the liquid-gas interface.

Tier - A level of blood and OPIM contamination - - Used as a point of reference to communicate degree of contamination and degree of cleaning progress.

Universal Precautions - An approach to infection control, which treats all blood and other potentially infectious materials as if known to be infectious for HIV, HBV, and other bloodborne pathogens. This approach includes the use of barrier precautions by employees to prevent direct skin, parenteral, or mucus membrane contact with blood or other body fluids that are visibly contaminated with blood.