Toxic After Eating Bayam Vegetables And Fried Fish, 55 SCHOLAR High School Students In Ambon Mual, Dizziness And Diarrhea

A number of officers handled students at SMA Siwalima Ambon who were poisoned by food, Friday (18/11/2022). (ANTARA/HO)

JAKARTA - Dozens of SMA Siwalima Ambon students, Maluku Province are still undergoing intensive care in school health business rooms (UKS) and school halls due to food poisoning. "The Baguala police chief who came to the school found 55 names of students experiencing complaints of nausea, dizziness and diarrhea," said Head of Public Relations of the Ambon Island Police and Lease Islands Ipda Moyo Utomo in Ambon, Antara, Friday, November 18. The number of victims of this mass poisoning could be more. 55 people were treated by health workers from the Nania Health Center in the UKS room and the school hall. Only officers are still checking whether any victims have been taken to the nearest hospital by their families. According to the statement of one of the students, Prety Masella, last Thursday at around 13.00 WIT there was a lunch with all students with a fried fish and vegetables menu. The 11th grade student admitted that she had started to feel her body condition weak and would vomit towards the evening. At around 20.00 WIT, the person concerned had dinner together with a green peanut soup menu and eggs. When eating dinner, he has headache and nausea and wants to vomit. He also still insists on participating in night learning activities. On Friday, at around 08.00 WIT, the victim experienced stomach pain and nausea, his head was dizzy with weakness. "That resulted in a decrease in consciousness," he said. Nania Health Center officers have sent food samples to the laboratory to determine the cause of the mass poisoning. Head of the Maluku Education and Culture Office, Insun Sangadji, said that his party was moving quickly to respond to the student's mass poisoning case by sending health workers to SMA Siwalima Ambon. "The food sample is temporarily examined in the laboratory, so we are waiting for the results of the examination by the Ambon POM Center to find out the cause," he said. The Maluku Dikbut Service will also provide guidance to third parties who manage catering for SMA Siwalima students who live in the school dormitory. Member of Commission IV of the Maluku DPRD Andi Munazwir stated that he scheduled a summons from the Maluku Provincial Education and Culture Service and school principals to ask about this issue. "The problem of mass poisoning of SMA Siwalima Ambon students has become an important issue in the commission, so we are scheduled to summon them next week," he said. Commission IV will also question the causes of mass poisoning to the student's food and drink service that meets standards and eligibility.