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By Don McNulty Clostridium difficile, commonly known as C. diff, is a bacterium that causes colon inflammation and can lead to severe diarrhea and bowel incontinence. Although C. diff infections... The post Proper Cleaning and Disinfecting Strategies for C. diff in Non-Medical Settings appeared first on Crime Scene Cleanup ..read more

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By Don M. McNulty We’ve been cleaning up after our dead since Cane and Abel. But it wasn’t until 1993 that the first company began as a dedicated service to the community. At first it was a dedicated service born from a janitorial company that received many calls for help from people mainly for cleanup services mainly for suicides. Research for these types of companies within the city the janitorial company was operating, they found no one that would be able to help. Further research could not find any companies in the United States dedicated to this work. What he did find the victims of tr ..read more

I’ve heard about PTSD — But What is Moral Injury? -By Don M. McNulty As a Bio-technician in the Crime and Trauma Scene Industry, I suffered from PTSD like many first responders and those in the medical field. I thought if I studied everything I could to understand my condition, I would affect a better recovery and help me manage it. Unfortunately, I believe one never heals from PTSD, but we learn to manage it into remission. While attending a Chaplaincy Conference here in Missouri, we had a quick session on Moral Injury. I had never encountered that term in my research, so it got my atte ..read more

WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO BE HIRED AS A CRIME OR DEATH SCENE CLEANER -By Don M. McNulty Owning or Managing a Crime and Trauma Scene Cleanup (CTS) Company is an exciting line of work; it takes a unique person to work in this industry. However, I’m not sure exciting is the correct word to explain your feelings as you are called to a scene. Perhaps in the beginning — like any other job — the first few could cause excitement, as most would define the word. Still, the word stimulation might fit better as the weeks, months, and years pass. Almost every traumatic death scene has a mystique because t ..read more

Analysis of antimicrobial resistance in 271 US hospitals finds higher rates of antibiotic-resistant infections in both COVID-19 patients and SARS-COV-2 negative patients admitted during the pandemic compared to pre-pandemic Reports and Proceedings EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES Among those hospitalized during the pandemic, both COVID-19 patients and those tested for SARS-COV-2 but negative, had higher rates of antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections compared to patients hospitalized before the pandemic, according to a study evaluating the pandemi ..read more