Preventing Visual Re-Trauma by Hiring a Crime Scene Cleanup Crew

Posted by Melanie Randall on April 21st, 2021

Life can be so amazing at times; there is so much to celebrate and so much to take in and enjoy. However, there are times when tragedy strikes, and there is so much to think about and so much to do during these times that they quickly become overwhelming. When the first responders have completed their initial investigation of a crime scene, the coroner has removed the body, and the family and friends have been allowed back into the home or the workplace, it can be overwhelming at first glance or smell. This is a time to seek help and hire a professional crime scene cleanup company.

Preventing Re-Traumatization

When the loved ones of a deceased person are allowed back into the home or building, there is the shock of the crime scene. Depending on the crime, there can often be pools or blood stains that are visual; there can also be tissue and other body fluids that are seen throughout the crime scene. Families and loved ones who are grieving face the first trauma when they are told that their loved one is dead, and in the case of a crime scene, there can be additional trauma when told the circumstances of the incident. When entering the home for the first time, this can re-traumatize people all over again. They will be flooded with memories of the loved one, and then if there are still indicators of the crime, these memories can be altered by the scene. Hiring someone for the crime scene cleanup can ease this trauma.

A team of qualified crime scene cleanup professionals can clean the remnants of the crime, allowing the family to grieve without the additional reminders. When dealing with a crime scene, there can also be blood and other pathogens that need to be cleaned and disposed of appropriately to prevent any further contamination of the crime scene, as well as for public safety.

In a time of grief all five human senses can be heightened, including the sense of smell.

Police and other first responders often will have Vaseline or other petroleum-based balm rubbed under their noses. This will limit the smell when they are working in a crime scene. The smell of a deceased person can be overwhelming with the excretion of all types of body fluids. When the home or building is returned back to the family of the deceased, there can be a lingering smell. The smell of death can haunt people for a long time, ruining the memories made in the home. Hiring a company for the crime scene clean up can ensure that the smell is eliminated and not just masked, which would allow the smell to return later. When a crime scene is cleaned properly, the sources of the odor and the air will be cleaned, preventing the smell from returning and re-traumatizing the family again.

Following a tragedy, especially in the case where a crime has been committed, the primary focus should be on the loved ones left grieving. Hiring someone to complete a crime scene clean up means that the loved ones can focus on the memories and not worry about cleaning or being re-traumatized by a visual or odor cue.

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