A lot of people out there are easily bothered by the sight of blood. The smallest blood spill is easy to make them faint. Which is why these people need to call someone to clean up a blood spill, since they can’t look at it. In the following short article, you will learn how to clean up a blood spill all by yourself, without the help of a bio-hazardous waste disposal professional or somebody else holding your hand.
First of all, you will need a couple of things for this bio-hazardous waste disposal task:
1. A strong stomach
2. Latex gloves
3. Red plastic bag
4. Bleach
5. Paper towels
6. Twist tie
7. Ant-bacterial soap
8. Bio-hazard container
9. Hot water
First, make sure that you are wearing a pair of disposable latex gloves. Make sure that there are no tears, shreds or other types of holes in them. You might as well not wear any if they are damaged. The gloves, when you put them on, should cover your hands from the tips of your fingers to the wrist.
Use paper towels to wipe out any blood or other body liquids. You will likely need a lot of paper towels, depending on how big the spill is, so don’t worry if you go through an entire package. The important thing is to wipe up every little bit of blood and fluid. Put the used paper towels in a red plastic bio-hazard waste disposal bag.
Disinfect the entire area using a 10% solution of bleach and water. The ratio should be 1:10 (1 part bleach, 10 parts water). The entire area should be disinfected with this solution. Bleach solution is very effective in killing certain dangerous viruses, such as HIV and Hepatitis B.
You won’t be needing the latex gloves any more, so removed them from your hands and put them in the same red bag you previous disposed the paper towels in. When you are taking of the gloves, make sure that you don’t touch the bloody parts with your bare hands. Also, do this part (glove removing last). Using the twist tie, close and secure the top of the bio-hazard waste disposal bag.
Place the red bag, along with its contents, inside a leak-proof receptacle and label it with the words “biohazardous waste”. Also, add the universal sign for biohazards.
Finally, wash your hands with good, hospital-grade anti-bacterial soap and hot water for at least five minutes. Dry your hands well when you are finished washing them.
Okay, so these were some pretty basic and easy instructions on how to remove a blood or other body fluid spill. As you can see, you don’t really have to be a medical waste management Boca Raton expert to do this, but, it is always a good idea to know one, especially if you are running a health care facility and generate lots of medical waste.