Blood spills are more common than people realise. Usually, it’s something minor like a teenage boy who’s been injured playing sport dripping blood all over his Mum’s carpet. However it gets there, never let the blood dry if you can and don’t use hot water on it as it will set the stain and make it impossible to remove.

If you do have to clean up a blood stain and you don’t know the medical history of the person or animal is has been bleeding,