Flight attendant reported no set protocol and inadequate biohazard kits in dealing with biohazard fl...

Narrative:

A sick passenger [had] projectile vomit in the aft galley; girt bar; overhead bin; flight attendant closet; passenger seat; aisle and on B flight attendant; during boarding. Boarding was complete; and ceased at the same time. [This] was a full flight. There was so much vomit that it looked like a pile; and it was red. B flight attendant and I attempted to clean up as much as possible. We used 6-7 biohazard kits. My concern is the red vomit; and the amount of vomit; also boarded passengers had nowhere to sit because the seats had vomit. There was no protocol set in place for hazmat and biohazard fluids. Also; there was no cleaning crew set in place at ZZZ base. We do not know if passenger had hepatitis C or any other communicable diseases. There was a lot going on and we did not have any help outside of customer service manager. We should have a protocol set in place for biohazard and bodily fluids. Also; every base should have on call/emergency hazmat cleanup crews.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Flight Attendant reported no set protocol and inadequate Biohazard kits in dealing with Biohazard fluids cleanup resulting from sick passenger's projectile vomiting episode.

Narrative: A sick passenger [had] projectile vomit in the aft galley; girt bar; overhead bin; flight attendant closet; passenger seat; aisle and on B Flight Attendant; during boarding. Boarding was complete; and ceased at the same time. [This] was a full flight. There was so much vomit that it looked like a pile; and it was red. B flight attendant and I attempted to clean up as much as possible. We used 6-7 Biohazard kits. My concern is the red vomit; and the amount of vomit; also boarded passengers had nowhere to sit because the seats had vomit. There was no protocol set in place for Hazmat and Biohazard fluids. Also; there was no cleaning crew set in place at ZZZ base. We do not know if passenger had Hepatitis C or any other communicable diseases. There was a lot going on and we did not have any help outside of Customer Service Manager. We should have a protocol set in place for Biohazard and bodily fluids. Also; every base should have on call/emergency HAZMAT cleanup crews.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.

Attributes
ACN	1591901
Time
Date	201811
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Flight Attendant (On Duty)
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Hazardous Material Violation Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness

Flight attendant reported no set protocol and inadequate biohazard kits in dealing with biohazard fluids cleanup resulting from sick passenger's projectile vomiting episode.