Baltimore Suicide Cleanup
If you are a small to medium business, such as hotels, motels and retail establishments, Advanced Bio Treatment is here to help you. We are available seven days a week, twenty-four hours a day! A crime scene can occur at any time. We understand the special and time-sensitive nature of small businesses. We work discretely quickly […]
Breaking News: Respiratory Illness Attacking Children Across Country
On Monday, the 8th of September, health officials reported that a respiratory virus has stricken more than 1,000 children across 10 states, causing many to wind up in the hospital and prompting concerns of a wider outbreak. About 15 percent of more than 300 children treated for respiratory illness in Missouri have ended up in […]
Baltimore Unattended Death
I was asked to give my perspective on a unattended death job we out in Baltimore, Maryland. Let me tell you a little about my background. I have years of experience in what is known as a “first responder.” Before I went to work for ABT I worked at least 70-80 hours a week, on […]
Hoarding In Virginia
Hoarding has long been a problem that has been hidden away from society for obvious reasons and doctors are only just beginning to unravel the mysteries locked away in the mind of someone who suffers from this highly debilitating disorder. Hoarding isn’t as “unheard” of as what we once thought, in fact three to five […]
Self Decapitation In The Bronx!
In order to do this job, it is important to understand what you will see as part of the profession. Crime scenes where there was violence will have broken items and may include damage to walls, doors, and glass. Any location where a person has died will have bodily fluids and various types of stains […]
Murder In San Francisco
Every year in the United States, over 14,000 people meet their end at the hand of someone else, whether it is someone they know, as in the case of most homicides of children, or whether it is a total stranger. We often find in situations of men looking for other men for sex. It is […]
Darkness Falls During The Day
In the United States, a burglary occurs every 14.6 seconds with the highest rate of property crime in the Southern region (which includes Atlanta and D.C.)… Many people assume that these crimes mostly affect businesses or banks, but the truth is that the vast majority, over 75% to be precise, of properties that are targeted […]
The Risks Of Depression
Depression carries a high risk of suicide. Anybody who expresses suicidal thoughts or intentions should be taken very seriously. Do not hesitate to call your local suicide hotline immediately. Call 800-SUICIDE (800-784-2433) or 800-273-TALK (800-273-8255) or the deaf hotline at 800-799-4889. Recently we were all heartbroken to learn about the tragic death of Robin Williams, […]
Dealing With Your Demons
The worst calls we get, in my professional opinion, are the ones that involve shotguns. The devastation caused by one of these firearms is unlike any other. Often these scenes are the most technical in terms of clean up because, particularly in a small space like a bathroom or bedroom, the gore tends to be […]
Revenge Of The Renters
Foreclosure forces families out of their homes, usually in a last minute rush and under extreme duress with very tense emotions. As a result, most foreclosure properties are not left in sanitary condition, and some are downright dangerous. Not only may furniture and personal items be left behind, but items in the home like cabinetry […]
Tampa Cleanup
When a family member or loved one has passed away unnoticed for a period of time, in a home or other property, it can be an extremely difficult experience on many levels. Who do you turn to when the unimaginable has happened, after the police have left, leaving you to find a way to restore […]
Health Hazards & Infectious Diseases Are No Match For Us
During the past four decades, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, has evolved from a controllable nuisance into a serious public health concern. MRSA is largely a hospital-acquired infection, in fact, one of the most common. Recently, however, new strains have emerged in the community that are capable of causing severe infections in otherwise healthy people. […]
Atlanta Murder Cleanup
After the call to 911, and after the police have gone, if you’ve been the victim of a crime, you need professional crime scene clean-up you can depend on. In the aftermath of a fairly traumatic event – a violent crime and the police response to it – you need a qualified crime scene clean […]
Ebola: The stuff nightmares are made out of.
With a mortality rate as high as 90%, the Ebola virus, formerly known as hemorrhagic fever, is a unbelievably frightening bug. As the virus spreads through the body, it damages the immune system and organs. Ultimately, it causes levels of blood-clotting cells to drop. This leads to severe, fevers and uncontrollable bleeding, both internally and […]
Suicide Cleanup In Maryland
After the call to 911, when police or the coroner have come and gone, who do you call to help put things back in order, even when things will never be the same again? When a tragedy has occurred, and your life has been turned upside down, place your trust and property in the hands […]
Stabbing In Central Florida
Did you know that the number of U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan and Iraq was 6,614, but the number of women, in the same period, killed as the result of domestic violence in the US was 11,766? That is an unbelievable number in my mind. A staggering thought, but it gets worse. 1 in 3 […]
Advance Bio Treatment is available 24/7
Accidental Trauma Scene Cleanup Services 24/7 Our professional clean up teams eliminate biohazards and restore kitchens, bathrooms, apartments, even entire homes to their original condition, in the aftermath of everything from suicides, to tenants that hoard dead cats. No, seriously. When compulsive hoarding involves animal feces, human feces, waste removal, and decomposition, it is to […]
Trashed Atlanta Home
After many days of seeing the worst sights you could imagine, sometimes its kind of nice to have some levitity injected into the routine. Every now and then we’ll get a call from a hotel that has fallen prey to hoard of partiers, or after a prostitute and her pimp have either been arrested or […]
San Jose Cleanup
In the United States, the leading cause of death for individuals between the ages of 1-34 is unintended injuries. Ranging from kitchen accidents involving knives, to motor vehicles accidents, slip and falls, poisonings, drug overdoses, allergic reactions, and murder, to name a few. At Advanced Bio Treatment, we are constantly getting calls to restore a […]
Celebrity Hotel Bash Cleanup
I don’t know about you, but I’ve been so sick before from food poisoning that I thought I was going to die and they were going to find me in a pool of my own excrement or vomit… and I didn’t care one bit. So perhaps you’ve ever stopped to wonder what happens when people […]
Suicides Are An Unavoidable Part Of My Job.
Self inflicted deaths are the 7 th leading cause of death in this country, with that number rising everyday. Everyone is vulnerable to losing someone they love in this manner, from the very old to the very young, to the richest, most famous individuals to the poorest, most obscure. Suicide can affect the lives of […]
Oddball Calls
Just when you think you’ve seen it all… boy I tell you, you haven’t. The fun part about this career is that you are constantly kept on your toes, and no two jobs are ever alike. Every day there is something new to see or do, and usually that involves cleaning up something that most […]
How can someone who lived to make everyone laugh and feel good, choose to take their own life?
The man who brought millions to laughter and tears for decades is now a only a memory, to be cherished, leaving behind a role that no one will ever cast the likes again for a long, long time. On Monday, the 11th of August 2014, the actor, comedian and humanitarian, Robin Williams was found dead […]
BREAKING NEWS: Tony Stewart’s Deathly Run-In
Angered driver Kevin Ward Jr. climbed out of his crashed vehicle and walked towards Steward’s Sprint car on the racetrack during a dirt-car race at Canandaigua (N.Y.) Motorsports Park. Nobody will ever know just quite what was racing through Ward Jr.’s mind at the time but it ended his life instantly. Steward’s car fishtailed with […]
Blood Cleanup In Tampa
Unless its that time of the month for you or your girlfriend, and you’re playing the latest zombie video game, or watching the newest Hollywood horror/slasher film, you probably don’t give much thought to blood on a daily basis. This warm, sticky fluid that flows through our bodies, however, as most people understand on some […]
San Jose Hoarding Story
Hoarding is an issue that we at ABT run into quite often. Typically, the act of hoarding itself is acquiring possessions compulsively, either by buying or collecting free items, along with the disorganized, unkempt saving of all these things, and never discarding anything. People who hoard are just like the rest of us in a […]
The Aftermath Of A Bloody Accident
I see the aftermath of personal injuries all the time, all the time, in this field. Its amazing to me that people can often find trouble in some of the most innocuous places, doing some of the most mundane, everyday behaviors. A lot of the time, I get called to come out after someone has […]
Not All Of The Messes We Clean Up Have Been Created By A Human
No, I’m not talking about ghosts or the paranormal, I wish that would be interesting! I’m talking about, of course, the four legged members of a household… pets. Dogs and cats mostly. Everything from neglectful tenants who let their pit bull chew up and urinate on someone’s investment property, to racoon investing an attic and […]
Waiter, I’ll Have A Lethal Cocktail On The Rocks Please
Its crazy to think that suicide is the seventh leading cause of death in the United States, and depending on things like the economy or the weather, believe it or not, that number fluctuates. As you can imagine, this means that a business like Advanced Bio Treatment, who specializes in cleaning up the aftermath of […]
HONEY, I HOARDED THE KIDS… IN THE FRIDGE
I’ve done this job for many years and have become accustomed to walking into cluttered homes. As a professional crime scene cleanup field technician, I know that traumatic events are unpredictable and I don’t expect clients to straighten messy closets, do the dishes or make their bed before we arrive to bring order in the […]
Industrial Cleanup!
Accidents happen, but when an accident happens at an industrial property the scene cleanup becomes immediately more complicated. Whether it is a workplace accident, crime scene, or other trauma event, there are state and federal regulations that must be adhered to. Industrial property can be high security or high risk scenes. This is why it […]
See You Later, Dollface
Imagine leaving for work in the morning and saying goodbye to your pregnant wife. You drive away from your home believing that today will be a typical day and will follow the usual pattern. You will work for eight hours, then return home, to a house that smells like something delicious and to a beautiful […]
Unattended Deaths Can Present Their Own Unique Challenges, As You Might Guess.
Many times we not only have to deal with the putrid remains that have been left behind after the coroner has removed the body, ghastly odors that are seared into the nostrils, and bodily fluids which have saturated flooring, walls, or ceilings but also one of my least favorite aspects of these particular cases… bugs. […]
Meth Lab Cleanup In Florida
Meth is a synthetic stimulant that affects the Central Nervous System. It is usually composed of ingredients including, but not limited to: pseudoephedrine, a decongestant, battery acid or lithium, drain cleaner, lye, and much, much more. Meth a.k.a. ice, speed, crystal, glass, etc is EXTREMELY HORRIBLE for your body; it does great damage to the […]
Dirty Dirty Job
There are occasions when even I have a hard time stomaching a job. Ironically, its not the cases of decomposing bodies, rotting in the sweltering heat of a vacant apartment and swamped in thousands of wriggling maggots. Nor is it the calls we get after some poor soul has reached his breaking point and has […]
Suicide Cleanup In Alabama
Perhaps one of the strangest jobs I ever completed for ABT involved the suicide of a high school football coach, one that had been extremely well loved in the community where he worked and lived. But the unusual part was where and why he chose to do what he did. I think its only fair […]
What A Mess!
One reason I enjoy this job as much as I do is because I never know what I’m going to be called to take care of on any given day. Some days it is nothing but murders, other days it’s industrial accidents. Whatever I’m doing though, it’s guaranteed to be something someone else would find […]
Fatal Love
The song says that love hurts. But in this profession, I know that love can be more than hurtful… it can be fatal. When it comes to love and hate, the line seems to be very blurred between the two. I have seen it all in terms of our War of the Roses cases, as […]
Until Things Go South… In A Bad Way.
The joys of marriage are many and when two people come together in love it can be a wonderful thing. Until things go south… in a bad way. I got the call on a Monday morning. The person on the phone identified themselves as a friend of the family in need of our services. Particularly, […]
Your Lovely Pet Can Make An Ugly Mess!
Has your adopted canine that once was “just too cute to leave here all alone,” turned into a rambunctious rebellion that you cannot control? Happens all the time to many people whether the pet is a great dane or tea-cup chihuahua. Some pets just never get it or are not properly trained and tend to […]
Bloody Stool Is Not Cool
There are some calls that we get that are unforgettable. The reasons can be as varied as the cases, but regardless of the details, the images seemed to be burned into my mind for all eternity, replaying at some of the most unconvienent times. Whenever I get asked, as I often do, to name the […]
Facing Mortality
No one likes to think about their own mortality. Working this job, however, one is constantly reminded of how unpredictable life can be. One minute you’re here, and the next minute you’re gone. No matter who you are, or how much wealth you have or how important or insignificant… death eventually pays us all a […]
Teenager vs. Cat
Can you imagine going away on vacation and saying goodbye to your beloved cat until you return, only when you get back home you discover that someone or something has broken into your home and brutally murdered your furry family member? It’s happened. I see some crazy stuff working this job as you all know, […]
Another Knoxville Suicide
Blood removal is a big part of my job. From some of the goriest murders, to terrifying industrial accidents and shotgun suicides, I have seen an unbelievable about of the sticky, red stuff. So much so, that I can still smell the sweet, coppery scent of it even after many jobs have been completed. It’s […]
Hoarding 101
“Hoarding 101”. Compulsive hoarding is a mental disorder that can devastate lives and property. Personal belongings become mixed with garbage and waste until living areas are unsanitary. Rooms become unusable as refuse piles up on tables, countertop, and floors. Its amazing how many of these calls we actually get. You never think that someone in […]
Burn Out or Fade Away
In this job, I often see how devastating mental illness can be to an individual and their family when it ends with a call to Advanced Biotreatment to restore a home or property in the aftermath of a heartbreaking loss. There are two types of death when talking about mental illness… Many times those suffering […]
Suicides Opens A Door For The Family
Suicides are the 7th leading cause of death in the United States and that number grows every day. At Advanced Bio Treatment, this means that we see a large volume of calls concerning the cleanup in the aftermath of cases where the victim chose to do the unthinkable and end their own life.suicides. The calls […]
Tennessee Unattended Death Aftermath Cleanup
Every year at Advanced Bio Treatment we get countless calls to restore a home in the aftermath of a unattended death. Many times these cases involve the death of an elderly person who has taken a spill, and because a large portion of the older community lives alone, a simple fall that would otherwise have […]
Knoxville, TN Cleanup
Not every call we get here at ABT involves death or dismemberment… On the contrary. Many times the client is looking for someone to come in and restore a house in the aftermath of a angry renter or in the case of our next story, squatters who have taken advantage of a property sitting unused. […]
Leaving Life On His Terms
People take their lives for many reasons, as I have seen working at ABT, but there seems to be one that stands out among the rest… money. A few months ago, my office received a phone call from a very nice older woman who needed our blood removal services after the death of her husband. […]