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How To Control Bad Odor From Dry Blood Of A Cancer Patient?

I work at a nursing home and a resident has cancer on thier face and it is dry blood also on his face. It has a awful bad odor, I am a housekeeper there, how do I get the odor to not be so strong? It about makes a person qant to vomit when you smell it
Wed, 13 May 2015
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It is understandable that you are not able to tolerate the odor from a particular patient having a facial wound. Please wear a disposable face mask when you work close to the patient so that there is a barrier. You can also add a few drops of a strong aromatic oil like eucalyptus or mint or any other variety of your choice to the mask so that the odor is suppressed.

You can explain to your employer and avoid sniffing the odor deliberately. The nursing staff can also be alarmed on the condition and if possible the blood and wound might be treated with medicines or surgical dressing with ointment for local application. Please do not worry.
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How To Control Bad Odor From Dry Blood Of A Cancer Patient?

Hi, Thanks for writing in. It is understandable that you are not able to tolerate the odor from a particular patient having a facial wound. Please wear a disposable face mask when you work close to the patient so that there is a barrier. You can also add a few drops of a strong aromatic oil like eucalyptus or mint or any other variety of your choice to the mask so that the odor is suppressed. You can explain to your employer and avoid sniffing the odor deliberately. The nursing staff can also be alarmed on the condition and if possible the blood and wound might be treated with medicines or surgical dressing with ointment for local application. Please do not worry.