Television productions like CSI: Crime Scene Investigation have added to the popularity of the term "crime scene clean up". Australia, Canada and England have added it to their professional cleaning terminology. As a profession, it is growing in popularity because of media exposure and the growth of training programs worldwide.
The generic terms for "crime scene clean up" include trauma cleaning, crime and trauma scene decontamination ("CTS Decon"), biohazard remediation, biohazard removal, blood cleanup and crime scene clean up. The state of California refers to individuals who practice this profession as "Valid Trauma Scene Waste Management Practitioners".