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Old 04-08-2009, 08:15 AM   #1
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Question Water broke in car. Washing Car seats? Help!

I was escorting a very pregnant family member around town when her water broke in my car (front seat passenger). It wasn't pretty at all. I can't afford to reupholster at this time so I want to know how to wash the interior car seats. I don't want to take it to a car wash because they'll have to use the same equipment to clean someone else's car. I plan on disposing whatever I use to clean it.


P.S. Where can I find some nice car seat covers to avoid this in the future? I tried some sites but apparently there were none for 2007 sedan. Is the interior for 2008-2009 the same as 2007?
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Old 04-08-2009, 12:51 PM   #2
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Sorry, I don't know, that's a tough one!

Have you thought of asking people at the hospital? This must happen all the time and they may have some ideas as to what to use in the immediate future, until you get the car professionally cleaned.

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Old 04-08-2009, 02:49 PM   #3
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^^ I would talk to a hospital cleaning crew for sure. If they aren't helpful you could probably look in the phone book for a midwife and ask them?? You probably need a specialized cleaner that breaks down enzymes and proteins, followed by a thorough steam cleaning.
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Old 04-08-2009, 02:56 PM   #4
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Yeah, I ask the hospital what cleaning items to use, as you don't want a potential bio-hazard zone growing in your car. If not

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Old 04-08-2009, 02:57 PM   #5
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The car seat is very simple enough to remove. Just 4 basic bolts. You can rent a shampoo carpet cleaner from lot of places now like safeway i think only like 15 bucks or some small amount for the day. Shampoo the entire thing.. YOu can also use it to shampoo around the carpet area of the seat since now it is out. The carpet machine has a suction portion where it sucks out all the water after its done shampooing. Then set the seat out int he sun to dry all day. Once you are done with that purchase febreeze antimicrobial for fabrics. And spray down the entire car seat till it is slightly damp. once it drys all smells will be gone and should look as good as new again. Hope this helps.

If that seems like too much work for you, there are many places that shampoo and detail your interior for you. But they charge about 100 dollars.

Yellopages.com type in auto shampoo or detail something of that manner and enter in your zip code it will find locations closest to you.
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Old 04-08-2009, 02:59 PM   #6
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"P.S. Where can I find some nice car seat covers to avoid this in the future? I tried some sites but apparently there were none for 2007 sedan. Is the interior for 2008-2009 the same as 2"

I mean do you expect to have womens water breaking in your car more times in the future????
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Old 04-08-2009, 04:02 PM   #7
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Thank you all for the advice. I'm going to try the hospital first if that doesn't help. I guess I'm shelling out for professionals.
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Old 04-08-2009, 04:04 PM   #8
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"I mean do you expect to have womens water breaking in your car more times in the future????
Well, sorta. All of my family lives in the islands and they usually come to live with me when they're due. This is the first car incident though. But it's just so I don't have to go through a big hassle of cleaning the seats, just the covers.
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Old 04-08-2009, 04:06 PM   #9
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The car seat is very simple enough to remove. Just 4 basic bolts....
You wouldn't happen to have a video would you?
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Old 04-08-2009, 04:06 PM   #10
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At least it was just the amniotic fluid, as opposed to her actually giving birth in the Yaris.

Amniotic fluid contains proteins, carbohydrates, lipids and phospholipids, urea and electrolytes, so a product used for cleaning dog/cat urine off carpet would be a good option.

Getting the moisture out is key as well. When I accidentally leave a window down on one of my cars during a rain storm, I put a household dehumidifier in the car and run it overnight to remove as much moisture as possible.
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Old 04-08-2009, 04:24 PM   #11
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Here are some excerpts from a hospital infection control manual:

PROTECTION AGAINST INFECTION WITH HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUSES, HEPATITIS B AND C AND OTHER BLOOD BORNE VIRUSES

1 The blood-borne viruses (BBV) can be transferred from one person to another and give rise to infection in the recipient.

The following in addition to blood may present a risk:
• Cerebrospinal fluid
• Pleural fluid
• Breast milk
• Amniotic fluid
• Vaginal secretions
• All unfixed tissues, organs and parts of bodies
• Peritoneal fluid
• Pericardial fluid
• Synovial fluid
• Semen
• Any other body fluid containing visible blood

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Carpets and upholstery

30 Where there are likely to be blood or body fluid spills, carpets and soft furnishings should be avoided as they will be damaged by most chemical disinfectants suitable for routine use. Washable chair covers should be considered if necessary.

31 If contamination does occur, detergent cleaning should be followed by steam cleaning (carpets) or laundering or dry cleaning and hot pressing (curtains, loose covers, etc). Failing this, it will be necessary to incinerate soft furnishings if there are grounds for believing that the contaminating material is infectious.
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Old 04-08-2009, 04:53 PM   #12
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Take this as an opportunity to develop and market 'Preggers' like Pampers only for women with child.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure as they say.
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At least it was just the amniotic fluid, as opposed to her actually giving birth in the Yaris.
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Good point! :)

And I hope the delivery was succesful and the baby and mom are healthy!
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Unless she has one of the blood borne viruses , the amniotic fluid is sterile . A simple can of carpet cleaner will suffice .
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Old 04-08-2009, 07:50 PM   #15
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Like HTM Yaris said you should be fine unless she was sick. But I think you should get a stack of old beach towels and a trash bag or 5 for the next one.

One a side note you might want to carry your catchers mitt and something to tie off the cord just in case.

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I forgot about the seat covers…

I’m not sure about the 07 and side air bag’s but if you do not have then you can get them off eBay or even an auto parts store. But if you have the side air bags and use a seat cover your asking for the airbag to deploy in an unexpected way and could kill someone.
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Old 04-08-2009, 07:54 PM   #16
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Unless she has one of the blood borne viruses , the amniotic fluid is sterile . A simple can of carpet cleaner will suffice .
Urine is sterile, and carpet cleaner won't do anything.
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Old 04-09-2009, 12:49 PM   #17
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no offense to anyone, but am i the only one that finds this pretty gross?
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Old 04-09-2009, 01:21 PM   #18
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Eweweweweweww! If I was pregnant and due soon I would just sit in the bathtub or something lol. I would have some courtesy for the cars or houses I might.. uh, dirty. Ew.. never having kids though..... and no offense to anyone, just agreeing with the above post lol. Ew!
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