Warning. I'm a bit numb still, but I need to share this. There's a reason, keep reading.
I found my elderly next door neighbor dead about 2.5 hours ago. Called 911, the whole natural death scenario. Tip: don't touch anything if you find your neighbor deceased, and have ID ready. You can touch stuff after the coroner declares natural death. Have your ID ready. They need your statement and they will check you out with dispatch.
So. All family is far away. Since I obviously knew her, the police came over afterwards. Here's the important point:
He told me there were body fluids in the house and NONE OF THEM (emts, police, coroner) are allowed to clean at a scene. Guess who cleaned it up? Yes, I followed protocol. I had a nurse help me. No way was i leaving that for the family to walk into.
Remember that cop cleaning up under CV?
Jmo food for thought.